Sri Lanka, June 21 -- SriLankan Airlines' newly acquired wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft completed its maiden commercial flight today, departing from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Male International Airport in the Maldives.

Deepal Perera, Head of Corporate Communications at SriLankan Airlines, the flight took off from BIA at 1:48 p.m. and landed in Male at 2:23 p.m.

This brand-new aircraft was delivered from the Airbus manufacturing facility in France and arrived in Sri Lanka on the morning of June 4. Following the completion of essential international procedures, including official registration, the aircraft was cleared for commercial service.

The introduction of the A330-200 is part of SriLankan Airlines' ongoing fle...