Upali Air began operating with a single 20-seat De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter airplane.

This company ceased to exist not long after Wijewardene's disappearance and presumed death in a plane crash in February 1983.

The increased controls and security measures, along with converting civilian airfields such as Ratmalana Airport into military bases for the Sri Lankan Air Force made Upali Air's operation no longer viable.

Ratnam, Upali Group Director Ananda Peli Muhandiram, pilot Capt.

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