Flydubai suspends flights to Sri Lanka as Emirates, Etihad keep flying

Sri Lanka is experiencing mass unrest over its deteriorating economic situation.
An army cadet looks through the window of a bus parked outside Sri Lanka's presidential palace in Colombo.
An army cadet looks through the window of a bus parked outside Sri Lanka's presidential palace in Colombo on July 10, 2022, a day after it was overrun by anti-government protestors. - ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images
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The Emirati airline flydubai has suspended flights to Sri Lanka’s capital amid the unrest there. 

“Flydubai flights between Dubai and Colombo Airport (CMB) have been suspended from 10 July until further notice,” a spokesperson told Al-Monitor. “We will continue to closely monitor the situation on the ground in Sri Lanka.”

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