Though Coimbatore is the second largest city in Tamilnadu, unfortuantely the city has the poorest international air connectivity. The city is well known for its buzzing trade activities hence low air connectivity has been impacting the growth of several industries including textile.machinery, spare parts, healthcare and education among others.
In this scenario, this new launch of flight from Srilanka to Coimbatore has brought hope among the business communty and those who travel for leisure. The flight service commenced from this afternoon.
Accordingly the new service would offer travelers from Coimbatore direct travel to Sri Lanka to enjoy its many tourist attractions and and also aid business community to increase their trade connection with regard to textiles, industries, commerce, education, information technology, healthcare and manufacturing, enhanced opportunities for rapid and seamless transport of all types of cargo.
"We are delighted to extend our services to yet another vibrant city in Tamil Nadu, offering travelers a seamless travel experience from their doorstep to the rest of the world via our global network. The new destination indeed would further strengthen ties between both countries, promoting two way travel for leisure, business. MICE tourism, pilgrimages, health requirements and education." Said Sri Lankan Airlines' Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Siva Ramachandran.
The uniqueness of the new service will be that travelers can now enjoy SriLankan award winning onboard hospitality with the airline’s ultra-modern fleet of Airbus aircraft which possess the most sophisticated in-flight entertainment systems and superior comforts. Sri Lankan’s brand new A320neo and A321 neo aircraft are operating on its routes to South India.
The flight schedule is as follows:
| From | To | Departure | Arrival | Days of Operation |
| Colombo | Coimbatore | 1330 hrs (local time) | 1435 hrs (local time) | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday |
| Coimbatore | Colombo | 1535 hrs (local time) | 1645 hrs (local time) |