They came almost every day until they received confirmation. Now the Civil Affairs Office releases the list for publication in the Uthayan. Once the name of a successful applicant appears, he or she goes to the Civil Affairs Office again. This time to a counter manned by men of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Here they pay to obtain their ticket and the date on which they could fly.
Constraints faced by the SLAF often results in flight delays.
Priority has to be given to troop and cargo movements for the military.