Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- The winter travel season has begun with Edelweiss Air, a Lufthansa Group member, operating its inaugural seasonal flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake this morning (28).

The flight, Edelweiss WK-064, arrived from Zurich at 10:03 a.m., officially commencing the airline's scheduled seasonal operations between the two cities.

An Airbus A340 aircraft was used for the launch service, which was marked by a traditional water salute upon landing at the airport.

The inaugural flight carried 257 passengers-including 27 in business class and 230 in economy-along with 12 cabin crew members.

Edelweiss Air plans to operate the route twice weekly, with flights arriving at th...