Despite flight restrictions due to security concerns, flying schools are suddenly taking off the ground in Sri Lanka.

In a gesture of reciprocity, powerful businessman Dammika Perera appointed a director of Lanka Ceramics Ltd (LCL) controlled by the Page family, has in turn brought Baba Page on the board of Pan Asia Banking Corporation (PABC) which the former controls.

Air South Asia (formally Holida y Air), while awaiting a launch date for the airline by the government in order to do the ground work for the Air Operating Certificate (AOC), is looking at Maldives to start operations there.