Day15 Curfew here in Galkissa Sri Lanka
May 12, 2020, 2:48 am
#17
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Curfew in CMB still exists BUT
Today we were able to purchase airline tickets from CMB-DTW via QATAR AIRLINES even tho airport is still closed and no incoming passenger flights. Qatar Airlines brings cargo once weekly from Qatar and are allowed to shuttle back passengers stranded here on The Emerald Isle. So wife and I was able to get tickets out of here soon back to doom and gloom Ohio, USA...
May 14, 2020, 7:21 am
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Today we were able to purchase airline tickets from CMB-DTW via QATAR AIRLINES even tho airport is still closed and no incoming passenger flights. Qatar Airlines brings cargo once weekly from Qatar and are allowed to shuttle back passengers stranded here on The Emerald Isle. So wife and I was able to get tickets out of here soon back to doom and gloom Ohio, USA...
May 18, 2020, 4:37 pm
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Jun 8, 2020, 1:47 am
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Aug 3, 2020, 3:24 am
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Being back home in States since 1st of June, already getting the itch to start making travel plans back to Sri Lanka but still as of today they have not opened there borders to international travellll!
Sep 13, 2020, 8:48 pm
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Looks like Sri Lanka's borders are still pretty much shut to all International flights. Any tentative date you've set to get back to the tropics ?
Sep 14, 2020, 4:08 am
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We will go as soon as it opens up to us...
Sep 15, 2020, 4:55 am
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We are also following things very closely and as of now, still no word on when they are going to open the airport for international flights. Are plans are to leave end of next month or 1st week of November but no good news yet... They are still bringing back Sri lankans whom are stranded .. Usually we would already have tickets in hand etc etc etc... We will go as soon as it opens up to us...
We will go as soon as it opens up to us...When looking thru the constantly changing airline schedules, i see the following:
Emirates running a daily
Etihad running 3 weekly
And lastly of coruse, a very scaled down Sri Lankan network which seems more like repatriation flights and not regualr commercial services.
Sep 23, 2020, 3:16 pm
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SRI LANKA Possibly November 2020 YESSSSSSS
Sep 24, 2020, 10:46 pm
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Dec 6, 2020, 2:49 am
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Yes that is correct plus my wife is a Duel Citizen of Sri Lanka and USA... Looking like we will be heading back quite soon. My neighbor at my condo in Sri lanka is heading back today from Washington DC to Colombo. Yes he will have 14 days quarantine at the Mt Lavinia Hotel then 14 more at the Condo after that. He is like us and stays 6-8 months every year so no problem....
Dec 6, 2020, 8:42 am
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Yes that is correct plus my wife is a Duel Citizen of Sri Lanka and USA... Looking like we will be heading back quite soon. My neighbor at my condo in Sri lanka is heading back today from Washington DC to Colombo. Yes he will have 14 days quarantine at the Mt Lavinia Hotel then 14 more at the Condo after that. He is like us and stays 6-8 months every year so no problem....