Sri Lanka, March 3 -- Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Anura Karunathilaka said yesterday (02) that flights from Sri Lanka to destinations other than the conflict-affected Middle East (ME) will resume.Sri Lanka travel

He said due to the conflict in the Middle East, 65 flight departures and 60 arrivals had been cancelled. Many air zones have been closed in the affected region and some zones had opened only for limited periods.

"Accordingly, all flights to and from the Middle East had been cancelled until midnight yesterday (02). Today, the next steps will be decided depending on the evolving situation. We are working to quickly bring back stranded passengers to Sri Lanka," he said.

The Minister said to countries like the UK and US, the...