Dhaka, April 17 -- Sri Lanka's low-cost airline FitsAir operated its maiden flight on Dhaka-Colombo route on April 17.

The flight departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 2:00 am and reached Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo at 4:30 am with 120 passengers.

Dharmapala Weerakkody, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Bangladesh, Asitha Ranaweera, Deputy Chief Executive of FitsAir, Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman, Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and Kamrul Islam, Executive Director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport attended the maiden flight's inauguration ceremony held at Dhaka Airport.

Mehnaz Mannan, Chairman and Faiqa Naser, Director of Bengal Airlift Limited-Global Sales A...