Colombo (News 1st); Another 165 Ukrainian tourists arrived at the Mattala International Airport on Tuesday (12).

Shehan Sumanasekara the Director of Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd said the plane carrying the tourists arrived at approximately 02:40 in the afternoon and the tourists were moved to hotels in Hikkaduwa.

177 Ukrainians are to depart Sri Lanka on the same flight on Tuesday (12).

Shehan Sumanasekara said 1004 Ukrainian Nationals have arrived in Sri Lanka as tourists so far, as part of the government’s pilot project to reopen the country for tourism.

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