ඩ්රෝන යානා ප්රථම පියාසැරිය හෙට
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Newswire reports that Sri Lanka held its first official demonstration of a passenger transport drone at Colombo Port City. Newswire and Hiru News (සිංහල) report that a minister was aboard, and Hiru News (සිංහල) says the flight was successful.
Daily Mirror, Lankadeepa, Ada Derana, Hiru News, Ada Derana (සිංහල), and Hiru News (සිංහල) had announced an initial test for November 11 at Colombo Port City. Daily Mirror describes the aircraft as electric and says the demonstration represents an early move towards passenger-drone services.
Newsfirst (සිංහල) reports that drones brought into Sri Lanka are starting test flights. The outlet says Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku described commercial passenger use as expected in the coming months.
Daily Mirror separately reports that a six-month trial of passenger-drone operations is planned.
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Earlier coverage
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- Hiru News (සිංහල) · ලංකාවේ පළමු මගී ඩ්රෝන යානය දිවයිනට: පළමු පියාසර වාරය කොළඹ වරාය නගරයෙන්
- Daily Mirror · Passenger drones set to take off in Sri Lanka
- Daily Mirror · Passenger drone trial flight planned for Colombo
- Newswire · Flying taxis tested in Colombo ahead of official demonstration