The Katunayake International Airport (KIA) was reopened for night flights yesterday.

The KIA had not been functional at night since April, when the LTTE launched an air raid on adjoining Air Force base.

Many flights had to be cancelled during this period of night time curfew, which also inconvenienced passengers in transit via Sri Lanka.

The international airlines that cancelled their scheduled night flights would have to reschedule them, airport sources said yesterday.