Category: Aviation
SriLankan Airlines adds new routes Jakarta, Gan Island
Oct 05, 2016 (LBO) – SriLankan airlines said in a bid to boost regional routes and higher profits it will add Jakarta in Indonesia and Gan Island in Maldives to its destinations from end of October 2016. “Gan, in the Maldives, will be the first such new destination, and SriLankan will be the only international […]
SriLankan Airlines cancels Airbus deal with USD98 mln penalty
Oct 04, 2016 (LBO) – An order for four A350 aircraft that SriLankan Airlines was to take delivery of in 2016-2017 would be cancelled, the Finance Minister said Tuesday. “The loss of purchasing these four A350 air buses would have been 900 million rupees per month and if we did not reject this it would […]
Himalaya launches direct flights between Kathmandu – Colombo
Oct 03, 2016 (LBO) – Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China Joint Venture Airline, has conducted its maiden commercial flight from Kathmandu to Colombo on 1st October 2016. With two flights a week, operating as H9 673, Himalaya will fly every Tuesday and Saturday departing from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu at 1130 hours and will arrive in […]
SriLankan Airlines renegotiates A350 contracts: report
Oct 03, 2016 (LBO) – National carrier SriLankan Airlines has re-negotiated the termination of three A350 Airbus lease contracts with airline leasing company AerCap, a media report said. The company has agreed to reduce the termination fee to 98 million dollars from 154 million dollars, a Sri Lankan Airlines official told the Sunday Times on […]
US based BlackRock shows interest in Srilankan airlines: Minister
Sep 28, 2016 (LBO) – Two global investment managers, US based BlackRock and TPG Capital, have shown interest in crisis-hit SriLankan Airlines which is looking for a partner, a minister said. “BlackRock and TPG Capital, two global investment management firms are among the interested parties in addition to some Chinese airlines,” Malik Samarawickrama, minister of […]
‘s Mattala international airport gets seven expressions of interest
Sept 26, 2016 (LBO) – The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) has received seven offers for EOIs from mainly European-based aviation related firms, a media report said. The MRIA called for expressions of interest in June from investors to undertake investments and commercial operations in Hambantota through the Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry, the Sunday […]
Sri Lanka’s Mattala International Airport feasibility cost just Rs1mn: Harsha
Sept 23, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s previous administration has spent only one million rupees for the feasibility study of the Mattala International Airport, a Minister revealed. Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha de Silva pointed out that the then government has spent just one million rupees before wasting 350 million US dollars for setting up the […]
SriLankan Air bans use and charging of Samsung Galaxy Note7
Sept 15, 2016 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines says it has completely banned the use or charging of Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note7 smartphone on board all its flights with immediate effect until further notice, following Samsung suspending its sales in the wake of several incidents of phone batteries catching fire. The ban applies to turning on […]
SriLankan flights disrupted due to pilot work to rule
Sep 10, 2016 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines said flights could get disrupted following a ‘work-to-rule’ campaign by its pilots union, protesting against the suspension of a pilot who refused a breathalyzer test. “There is a likelihood that flights will be disrupted, as we are currently calling pilots on their off days legally to support the […]
SriLankan Airlines commissions new Global Contact Centre
Sept 08, 2016 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines said it has launched a 24-hour Global Contact Centre which will further enhance levels of service for all its worldwide customers and members of its frequent flyer programme. Ajith Dias, Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, said: “We have sharply enhanced our focus on the needs of our customers as […]
Emirates extends Facebook competition in Sri Lanka
(PRESS RELEASE) – Emirates has announced an extension of its competition currently on Facebook exclusively for fans in Sri Lanka, to enable more people to participate and stand a chance to win an exciting visit to Dubai. The competition invites participants to tell Emirates in 35 words or less, why they want to visit Dubai. […]
Suspension of melodious SriLankan pilot, too little too late
Aug 22, 2016 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines, which usually gets in the spotlight for allegations of cronyism, has done a turnaround by suspending a pilot who failed a breathalyzer test. This may be a case of too little too late for the debt-laden airline. Sri Lankan flight UL 554 out of Frankfurt Germany on the […]