Etihad Drops Sri Lanka Flights — Kinda Sad, Actually

Jul 20th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has announced that it will drop flights to Sri Lanka beginning in September because tourism has dropped so significantly since civil war-related violence has picked up again. I really only mention this because it because it’s actually really sad. The country suffered civil war for years, finally becoming peaceful in 2002 or so. I somehow convinced my wife to go in 2003, and found it to be an absolutely beautiful, untouched place. The tsunami came along and killed a ton of people and, to add insult to injury, civil war violence started up again, killing any hopes of tourists coming back in any numbers. It’s a pathetic situation that doesn’t get discussed much in this part of the world, but there it is…

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Ralph July 20th, 2007 4:57 pm :
Thanks for the read. I am glad you had a chance to visit the country. I agree with your sadness.

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