El 15 de agosto se celebró una ceremonia en la base Katunayake de la Fuerza Aérea de Sri Lanka (SLAF), adyacente al aeropuerto internacional de Colombo, para poner en servicio el primer Dornier 228 de la SLAF.
A ceremony was held at Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) Base Katunayake, adjacent to Colombo International Airport, on August 15 to induct the first SLAF Dornier 228 into service
An official ceremony was conducted at the Maritime Air Squadron of the Mauritius National Coast Guard at Plaisance/Sir Seewoosagur International Airport on September 13 to hand over a Passenger Variant Dornier on lease from the Indian Navy