Date:12/11/2006 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/iw/2006/11/12/stories/2006111201691203.htm

Back SriLankan slashes rates

You can now fly to Sri Lanka for a song. One-way fares from Bangalore, Kozhikode, Chennai, Kochi, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai to Colombo is now as low as Rs 1,500, and for a return journey Rs 3,000

These fares are one-fifth the normal return fare of Rs 15,050 (excluding taxes). The passenger, however, will have to bear the tax of Rs 2,809 for a one-way fare or Rs 5,748 for a return trip.

These fares are available on select flights only. www.srilankan.aero has more.

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