Jaffna International Airport declared open

The Jaffna International Airport (JIA) was declared open for international operations on the 17th of October, 2019 as the third international airport in Sri Lanka by adding a new chapter to the aviation industry of Sri Lanka. His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena - President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Honourable RanilWickremesinghe - Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, were the chief guests at the opening ceremony. Hon. Arjuna Ranatunga - Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, H.E. Taranjit Singh Sandhu - High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Dr. Suren Raghavan - Governor of Northern Province along with other dignitaries graced the inaugural event.

Marking inauguration of the Jaffna International Airport, Alliance Air (the subsidiary of Air India) launched a flight to the airport with top officials of Indian Aviation Authority and Alliance Air on the 17th October 2019.