Cathay Pacific Airways said it will resume passenger services between Hong Kong and Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital city, on March 30.

It said it will operate a daily service, using a Boeing 777-300 aircraft routed through either Bangkok or Singapore.

The airline suspended its operations to Colombo in April last year due to security concerns.

Augustus Tang, Cathay director for corporate development, said the airline did a thorough audit before deciding on the resumption of services to Sri Lanka.

He said the airline is confident that new security measures in place at Colombo's airport meet its safety requirements.