Tamil Eelam to Tamil Nadu - flights resume between Jaffna and Chennai

by Shabeeha
Dec 12, 2022

Flight services services between Jaffna and Chennai have resumed, with the first flight from Chennai landing at Jaffna's Palaly airport earlier today. 

India's Alliance Air announced that it will operate the service four times a week.  

In 2019, Palaly airport was redeveloped with the support of the Indian government. However, flights from Jaffna were suspended after former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected into power. 

The Sri Lankan military occupied the airport and was used as an air force base for its fleets of jets which were extensively used in bombing raids throughout the armed conflict.

While the military has allowed for commercial flights, the area remains under a High Security Zone occupied by the military.  

 

 



 

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