Cathay Suspends Flights To SriLanka After Attack

Cathay Pacific Airways has suspended flights to and from the Sri Lankan capital.

After a rebel airplane bombed an air force base next to the Colombo international airport early on Monday.

Asia's third-largest carrier said in a statement it would resume its daily flights of Boeing 777-300 aircraft only after conducting a careful assessment of the situation.

"We will just have to monitor the situation very closely," a company spokeswoman said.

Three airmen were killed and 16 wounded in the pre-dawn attack by a Tamil Tiger light aircraft that dropped bombs on an air force base by the civilian airport that is 23 miles (37 km) north of the capital.

It was the first such air strike by the rebel group.

Airline and government officials said the civilian airport was not damaged, but was closed for several hours after the attack.

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam vowed to carry out more air attacks. Ltd. <0293.HK> has suspended flights to and from the Sri Lankan capital after a rebel airplane bombed an air force base next to the Colombo international airport early on Monday.

Asia's third-largest carrier said in a statement it would resume its daily flights of Boeing 777-300 aircraft only after conducting a careful assessment of the situation.

"We will just have to monitor the situation very closely," a company spokeswoman said.

Three airmen were killed and 16 wounded in the pre-dawn attack by a Tamil Tiger light aircraft that dropped bombs on an air force base by the civilian airport that is 23 miles (37 km) north of the capital.

It was the first such air strike by the rebel group.

Airline and government officials said the civilian airport was not damaged, but was closed for several hours after the attack.

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam vowed to carry out more air attacks.