Category: Aviation
SriLankan Airlines welcomes Indian delegation to Sri Lanka
SriLankan Airlines in a bid to recommence Indian tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka under the proposed bio-bubble tourist arrival concept successfully completed a familiarization tour for Indian media and travel trade professionals recently. A delegation of tour operators, agents, and senior editors representing influential media institutions concluded a familiarization tour in Sri Lanka. The delegation […]
Singapore Airlines to increase flight frequency to Sri Lanka
Singapore Airlines will increase its flight frequency to Sri Lanka from 3 times to 5 times weekly, from 01 May 2021, operating the Airbus 350-900MH aircraft. Singapore Airlines has continued to adjust its global network capacity to meet passengers’ needs. With this increase in frequency, over 50% of SIA capacity into Sri Lanka will be […]
Transparency International welcomes SriLankan’s decision to sue airbus
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) welcomes the decision by SriLankan Airlines to sue the company Airbus SE for $ 1 billion damages, loss of reputation, reimbursement of costs and interest. Sri Lankan Airlines has also called for the cancellation of the purchase agreement for four A350-900 Airbus aircraft and the return of the advance payment […]
Cabinet approval to obtain a goods transportation aircraft for Sri Lankan on lease
Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to a proposal forwarded by the Tourism Minister for obtaining an aircraft for goods transportation on a lease basis to Sri Lankan Aviation Company Limited subject to following the international competitive procurement methodology. The fleet of Sri Lankan Aviation Company Limited is comprised of a large number of economical […]
Twin awards for SriLankan Airlines in Singapore
The Changi Airport Group in Singapore recognised SriLankan Cargo with a “Cargo Service Excellence Award” at a ceremony during the ‘Let’s Talk Cargo 2021’ conference held recently in Singapore. SriLankan Airlines has been nominated by the Cargo industry partners in Singapore and shortlisted by a panel of judges as one of the three recipients of […]
‘s record-breaking upliftment to Maldives
SriLankan Airlines carried a record-breaking 1.2 million kilogrammes of cargo from its network to Malé, Maldives, in February 2021. buy elavil online https://qpharmacorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/png/elavil.html no prescription pharmacy online pharmacy buy valtrex with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy arimidex with best prices today in the USA The Maldives is one of the few […]
Exemption of landing charges for Mattala & Ratmalana Airports further extended
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet nod has been received to extend the exemption of landing and parking charges for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport and Rathmalana International Airport till July 19, 2021. At the Cabinet meeting held on 21 December 2020, the Cabinet approved to exempt international charter flights from landing charges as an incentive to attract Airlines. […]
Emirates boosts services to Colombo, offering customers 6 weekly flights
Emirates has announced it will increase its services to Colombo from four to six weekly flights – with a fifth weekly flight commencing 18 February (every Thursday) and a sixth weekly flight commencing 27 February (every Saturday). The two additional services will serve market demand and offer customers enhanced connectivity to/from Colombo, via Dubai. The […]
Aitken Spence Travels to welcome first charter flight from Kazakhstan tomorrow
Aitken Spence Travels, the leading Destination Management Company in Sri Lanka working in partnership with TUI Kazakhstan, will welcome the country’s first charter from Kazakhstan tomorrow (6) after the airports reopened for tourist arrivals. According to the company, there will be two charters operating from Kazakhstan and it will be a first since the Sri […]
Sri Lanka to commence charter flights to Myanmar from mid-2021
Sri Lanka can commence charter flights from mid-2021, in the post COVID-19 phase said Regional Manager (Southeast Asia) of the Sri Lankan Airlines, Mohan Meegolla, at a meeting organized by the Foreign Ministry. The meeting was chaired by the Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof, Jayanath Colombage, to discuss the possibility of establishing air connectivity with Myanmar. […]
SriLankan Airlines has been awarded Platinum Standard status by APEX Health Safety
SriLankan Airlines has been awarded the Platinum Standard status by APEX Health Safety powered by SimpliFlying following a full independent audit for our efforts in ensuring the highest standards for passenger safety and wellbeing during air travel, post-Covid. This status recognizes airlines that go above and beyond minimum standards required to rebuild traveller confidence and […]
‘ Guild to put the country first
SriLankan Airlines has been supporting the national economy and country since the closure of the Bandaranaike International Airport in March 2020 with the outbreak of COVID-19 by flying stranded Sri Lankans home and facilitating international trade by maintaining the vital link between Sri Lanka and the rest of the world. Nearly the entire fleet of […]