Aviation Agreement Signed Between Turkey and Sri Lanka

The new protocol, amending the Bilateral Air Transport Agreement signed between Turkey and Sri Lanka in 2008, was signed by the deputy ministers of the two countries.

Turkey and Sri Lanka have signed a new protocol amending the existing agreement in order to develop air transport relations between the two countries and make processes regarding fare tariffs more predictable. The announcement regarding this modification to the Bilateral Air Transport Agreement, which entered into force on December 2, 2008, was made by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (SHGM).

According to the social media statement by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the protocol was signed by Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Enver İskurt and Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra. Directorate General of Civil Aviation Director General Kemal Yüksek was also present at the signing ceremony. With the newly signed protocol, provisions regarding fare tariffs are being rearranged with the aim of bringing a more orderly structure to aviation operations between the two countries.