Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, is getting ready to launch direct flights from the northern Sri Lankan city to Chennai and Tiruchi.

The new service is set to be launched this week, with a test flight from Chennai to Jaffna scheduled on Thursday, October 17. It will likely run three flights a week and then add services depending on demand, according to Sri Lankan officials involved in the discussions.

According to 'The Hindu', the new flight services were to connect Jaffna to New Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi.