Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Sri Lanka should try to increase regional air connectivity which in turn will up the aviation businesses as well as promote tourism, said European Safety Agency (EASA) EU- South Asia Aviation Partnership Project 11 manager, Carlos Menendez.

He opined this at an interview with 'Daily News Business' in the sidelines of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) hosted the 8th International Cooperation Forum (ICF) of the European Safety Agency (EASA) which will conclude on March 21 at the Hilton, Colombo. This is the first time Sri Lanka is hosting this event.

Aviation contributes significantly to the GDP of any country and increasing air activity will significantly contribute towards economic development. The...