Sri Lankan Airlines flight took off from Frankfurt to Colombo on 21st January 2021 with a group of tourists from Germany and Switzerland. Sri Lanka Ambassador  Her Excellency  Manori Unambuwa along with other officials hailed the group in Frankfurt which was an encouragement for Germans to visit SL. This visit  was arranged with the support of Sri Lanka Tourism to mark the opening of the airport for international tourists by the government of Sri Lanka   

The group landed in Sri Lanka today and would be escorted as per the health protocols placed by the Government. 

Sri Lankan Airlines commenced flights from Frankfurt to the country and it is scheduled to operate two direct  flights  per week to enhance the tourist  arrivals from Germany in time to come. The number of arrivals from Germany in 2018 and  2019 were 156,888 and 134,899  respectively.

Source: Sri Lanka Travel