News / Airlines cut capacity and import cargo to Sri Lanka as its fuel crisis bites

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Sri Lanka’s economic crisis and lack of fuel has resulted in airlines cutting capacity to the country and embargoing inbound cargo.

The lack of passengers and fuel, which airlines have to carry for the return journey, have isolated the country as carriers cut capacity or ban imports.

One Sri Lankan forwarder said: “We are getting into a peak in Colombo, as prominent carriers have cut capacity. A severe shortage in jet fuel [means] most carriers were compelled to cut down or halt ...