Category: Aviation
Govt. bans arrivals from UK, Belgium and Norway
Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) – Arrivals form UK, Belgium and Norway have been banned for two weeks, a govenment statement said. This brings the list of countries banned to over 15. Any already enroute passengers will be subject to mandatory quarantine process. Prior to yesterday travel bans and visa restrictions for arrivals/nationals from Korea, Iran, […]
Travel ban imposed on all passengers from Iran, South Korea and Italy : CAA
Mar 13, 2020 (LBO) – The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) informed all airlines not to carry passengers to Sri Lanka from Italy, South Korea and Iran with effect from tomorow. Civil Aviation Director General H.M.C.Nimalsiri said the travel ban would be effective for two weeks. “This is to inform all online carriers and offline […]
SriLankan Airlines suspends flights to Kuwait : Qatar suspends travel to and from island
Mar 10, 2020 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has suspended its services between Sri Lanka and Kuwait from 6 March to 12 March. The move is following a decision by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Kuwait to temporarily suspend incoming flights from Bangladesh, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt for one week. […]
Women in the workforce and why it matters for Sri Lanka: World Bank
To mark this year’s International Women’s day, we’re discussing how Sri Lanka can benefit from more women joining the workforce and what can be done to improve their job prospects and remain at work. World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka Dr. Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough was featured in a “Spotlight Series” interview with […]
Emirates introduces generous waiver policy
Mar 10, 2020 (LBO) – Emirates is providing customers more flexibility, choice and value through its newly introduced waiver policy for all booked tickets issued on or from 7 March until 31 March 2020, allowing customers across its network the choice of changing their travel dates without change and reissuance fees. The move provides Emirates’ […]
Emirates pays tribute to women with 120 female-directed films on board
Ten years after Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director for the movie Hurt Locker, Emirates, one of the world’s biggest screeners of movies, is paying tribute to women through the medium of film to mark International Women’s Day 2020. The airline will offer passengers a new folder on […]
Sri Lanka to sign MoU with India to develop Jaffna International Airport
Feb 20, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India to develop the Jaffna International Airport. The proposal made by the Minister of Tourism and Aviation in this regard has been approved by the Cabinet. Plans are already underway to develop the airport at Palaly while regional international […]
Valentine’s Day offer from SriLankan Airlines
SriLankan Airlines gives you an exciting way of celebrating Valentine’s Day this year with discounted fares of up to 25% off on Business class and 20% off on Economy class fares booked through the airline’s official website Srilankan.com. The discounted tickets can be booked on www.srilankan.com on the 13th and 14th February 2020. Tickets are […]
SriLankan strengthens presence in US, Europe via Qatar Airways codeshare
Feb 07, 2020 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines is strengthening its presence in the US and European markets through the expansion of its existing codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, with additional connections to serve various cities in these regions. With effect from 08 February 2020, SriLankan will codeshare on Qatar Airways operated flights between Doha and […]
SriLankan Airlines temporary reduces flights to China
Feb 06, 2020 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines is rationalizing its services to China in accordance with current market conditions as per its long-held commercial policies, with a temporary reduction of frequencies to several cities. This is to better reflect present passenger demand in the wake of a significant reduction in the number of Chinese travelers […]
Sri Lankan Airlines corruption scandal reveals need for deeper structural reform in SoEs : Advocata
Weak governance has led to large scale corruption in state enterprises. Sri Lankan airlines has made Rs. 169 billion in losses since nationalisation in 2009. It has recently been revealed that Airbus SE paid the wife of a Sri Lankan Airlines Executive US$ 2 million, out of a US$ 16 million bribe over a large […]
President orders full probe into allegations over Airbus deal
Feb 03, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered a comprehensive investigation into reports of allegations over financial irregularities said to have committed during the deal between SriLankan Airlines and Airbus SE for the purchase of aircrafts. An English language weekly and few websites have published reports describing alleged misdeeds relating to the transaction […]