{"id":231957,"date":"2024-02-08T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=231957"},"modified":"2024-02-07T21:32:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:32:55","slug":"cx-and-tg-return-to-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/02\/cx-and-tg-return-to-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"CX and TG return to Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SINGAPORE, 8 February 2024: Cathay Pacific is flying once more from its home base in Hong Kong to Colombo, Sri Lanka, after a three-year pause due to the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first flight arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport on 1 February with 220 passengers onboard, welcomed by airport officials, ground handling staff and a troupe of cultural dancers from Sri Lanka Tourism. 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