Sri Lanka plans to start commercial passenger drone flights within the next two to three months if initial flight trials on 11 November succeed, Minister Anura Karunatilake said, Newswire reports. Preliminary tests are under way at Colombo Port City, with approvals from the Ministry of Defence, the Civil Aviation Authority and other institutions.
Chinese company EHang leads the project, while the government provides policy support, infrastructure and regulatory approvals. At first the drones will mainly fly tourists for views of Colombo, and the government hopes to expand to other destinations such as Sigiriya and Jaffna.
