Sri Lanka successfully conducted its first official demonstration of a pilotless passenger transport drone today (11) at Colombo Port City, with Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Anura Karunathilaka and Deputy Minister Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku among the first passengers aboard the EHang EH216-S.
The initiative marks a step towards introducing electric passenger transport drones for tourism, passenger services and emergency operations in Sri Lanka. Speaking after the flight, the Minister said, “It felt like I was flying.”
The trial programme is expected to continue for six months at Colombo Port City, with commercial passenger operations targeted to begin within the next six months, according to the Deputy Minister.
