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The plane in question is a private plane and consisted only of the pilot. The plane had flown a person from Abu Dhabi to Colombo and was on it return flight. The crew of the plane had already requested permission from the airport a few days back for refueling on its return flight which had been approved. They have paid the landing and parking fee.
Such an aircraft is commonly used abroad. A tourism plan based on a similar plane has been planned in Kerala. Previously, discussions have been held in karavali regarding the implementation of such planes for promoting tourism here.