The delays were caused by technical issues in the aircraft, reports say.
Certain passengers were forced to stay at the airport for over 8 hours due to this situation and a tense situation between irate passengers and officials was reported as well.
Sri Lankan flights delayed at BIA
Passengers at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport are severely inconvenienced after several aircraft of the SriLankan Airlines have been delayed last night (25) and today.