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Fitch Ratings has affirmed the rating on SriLankan Airlines Limited’s (SLA) USD175 million government-guaranteed 7% unsecured bonds due 25 June 2024 at ‘C’. The affirmation follows the 19 May 2022 downgrade of Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘RD’ from ‘C’, and the downgrade of its foreign-currency bonds issued in international markets […]
Prime Minister proposes to privatize SriLankan Airlines
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he proposes to privatize loss-making SriLankan Airlines. SriLankan Airlines has been fraught with challenges over the past three years starting with the Easter Sunday attacks in April 2019 that led to a decline in tourist arrivals in the immediate aftermath, followed by the onset of the pandemic […]
SriLankan Airlines suspends flights to Moscow
SriLankan Airlines announces the suspension of operations between Sri Lanka and Moscow, Russia with effect from today due to operational restrictions that are outside of the airline’s control. The restrictions are in the form of international financial and aircraft insurance limits which have been imposed on Russia due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, and directly […]
SriLankan Airlines adorns aircraft livery with ‘Raid Amazones 2022’ insignia
SriLankan Airlines adorns one of its aircraft with customized livery to reaffirm its status as the official airline of the much-awaited ‘Raid Amazones 2022.’ Raid Amazones 2022 is an annual sporting event that features a large number of French female athletes competing their way to victory through multiple sports events and activities against the backdrop […]
SriLankan Airlines reports a net Profit in December 2021
SriLankan Airlines reports a Company Profit of USD 9.25 million and a Group Profit of USD 10.66 million for December 2021, which is the first profitable month for the Airline since the onset of the Pandemic in early 2020. The revenues are up by almost 200% compared with the same period last year and has […]
SriLankan partners with American Airlines for better connectivity across N America and Europe
SriLankan Airlines has announced that the Airline reestablished a codeshare arrangement with American Airlines in December 2021, which is expected to offer customers enhanced connectivity and travel options across North America and Europe. This strategic partnership would allow the placement of the SriLankan Airlines’ code on American Airlines’ flights to US cities Miami and New […]
JICA supports Bandaranaike International Airport expansions; new Apron & Taxiways to open
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksha will open the new Apron and Taxiway constructed as a part of Bandaranaike International Airport Expansion Project on 25th November 2021 in the presence of MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, Ambassador of Japan. Japan through JICA has been partnering with Sri Lankan Government for developing Bandaranaike International Airport for nearly four decades since 1980. […]
Singapore Airlines to Resume Daily Services Between Colombo and Singapore
Singapore Airlines (SIA) today resumes daily services between Colombo and Singapore, increasing flight frequencies to seven times weekly from five weekly flights. Flight SQ469 departs from Colombo at 0045hrs and arrives in Singapore at 0720hrs.buy zoloft online buy zoloft online no prescription For the return sector, SQ468 departs from Singapore at 2210hrs and arrives in […]
Emirates unveils more “Early Bird” fares in Colombo starting at just Rs 59,300
Valid for tickets purchased between 9 and 21 November, for travel between 1st December 2021 and 31 March 2022 As restrictions continue to ease regionally and globally, Emirates is inviting Sri Lankans to be the “early birds” in fulfilling their long-suppressed yearnings to travel, with another special fare promotion exclusive to the island’s residents. Applicable […]
Sakurai Aviation Academy produces youngest female private pilot license holder
Breaking all the stereotypes and barriers related to aviation training in Sri Lanka, Sakurai Aviation Academy has produced the Youngest Female Private Pilot License (PPL) Holder at the age of 17. She is also one of the very few pilots in the world to achieve the said feat. “I have been an aviation enthusiast since […]
SriLankan Airlines launches flights to Paris
SriLankan Airlines unveils flights to the French capital, Paris. SriLankan‛ s new service will operate scheduled flights between Colombo‛s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and France‛s Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) from 1st November 2021. Accordingly, SriLankan would commence thrice weekly, non-stop flights to France every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday using a fleet of Airbus […]
Emirates to resume Colombo – Male flights from 1st September
Emirates has announced the resumption of its Colombo – Male service starting 1 September. The daily service between the two cities will be an extension of its Dubai-Male flight EK652 to Colombo, with the return flight EK653 operating from Colombo to Dubai via Male. Emirates flight EK652 will depart Dubai at 09:45hrs daily, arrive in […]