Nearly 550 Polish tourists arrive on first winter charters

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The crew of Enter Air with one of the Polish visitors welcomed at BIA yesterday

Nearly 550 tourists from Poland arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday aboard three special charter flights operated by Polish airline Enter Air at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, marking the start of the 2026/2027 European winter tourist season.

The three Boeing 737 aircraft arrived from Katowice, Poznan and Warsaw, landing at 6:51 a.m., 7:40 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. respectively. A special welcome ceremony featuring traditional Sri Lankan cultural performances was organised at the airport to greet the visitors.

According to the Ports and Civil Aviation Ministry, the special flight operations will continue until 2 April, 2027, with flights from the three Polish cities scheduled to arrive every 10 days. A total of 42 flight are planned over the period.