{"id":5380,"date":"2025-11-19T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T05:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=5380"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T05:18:29","slug":"three-srilankan-airlines-flights-diverted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=5380","title":{"rendered":"Three SriLankan Airlines flights diverted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three international flights scheduled to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning have been diverted due to dense fog that significantly reduced visibility.<\/p>\n<p>The affected flights included two SriLankan Airlines flights\u2014UL-881 from Guangzhou, China and UL-266 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia \u2014which were redirected to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, SriLankan Airlines flight UL-254 from Dammam, Saudi Arabia has been diverted to the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala, India.<\/p>\n<p>The fog, which disrupted operations early in the morning has eased, enabling flights to land at the Katunayake Airport without incident, according to airport officials.<\/p>\n<p>Airport authorities confirmed that necessary measures were taken to ensure the safety of passengers and crew, and normal operations have resumed once visibility improved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three international flights scheduled to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning have been diverted due to dense fog that significantly reduced visibility. 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