Sri Lanka’s FitsAir Crowned as Asia’s Most On-Time Airline
FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s first and only privately-owned low-cost airline and subsidiary of Aberdeen Holdings was adjudged as Asia’s most punctual airline in …
Aviation
SriLankan Airlines relaunches flights to Jeddah
SriLankan Airlines has relaunched direct flights from Colombo to Jeddah with a thrice weekly service every Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday. SriLankan Airlines is …
Another 7,000 Sri Lankans will get work visas this year: Korean Ambassador
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Miyon Lee said that during the second half of this year, 7,000 more Sri Lankans will be issued with visas to work in …
Cinnamon Air to Launch Scheduled Flights to Jaffna from Colombo
Cinnamon Air, Sri Lanka's premier domestic airline, recently announced the launch of scheduled flights to Jaffna, which will provide travellers with easy …
Emirates announces key appointments for its Sri Lanka & Maldives operations
Emirates has announced the appointment of Rashid Al Ardha as the new Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives, with effect from 1 August. Rashid will take on the …
Fitch Affirms SriLankan Airlines Government- Guaranteed Bonds at C
Fitch Ratings has affirmed SriLankan Airlines Limited's (SLA) USD175 million government-guaranteed 7% unsecured bonds due 25 June 2024 at
HC Moragoda meets IndiGo co-founder Bhatia to discuss enhancing air connectivity between SL and India
Continuing his discussions with large-scale Indian investors and corporate leaders, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with IndiGo …
Visa applications from Sri Lanka touched 68-pct of pre-pandemic volumes in 2022: VFS Global
Visa applications from Sri Lanka in 2022 witnessed significant recovery driven by pent-up demand, opening of international borders, and eased COVID protocols. …
Singapore Airlines Launches Boeing B787-10 on Colombo-Singapore Route
Singapore Airlines commenced operation of Boeing B787-10 Dreamliner between Colombo and Singapore on 27 March 2023. Constructed using lightweight composite …
SriLankan Airlines to start operations to China
SriLankan Airlines is set to renew its commercial operations to China in the first week of April 2023, with a thrice weekly service each to Shanghai, Beijing …
Calling for EOIs for starting business activities using facilities at Mattala Airport
The cabinet nod has been received to invite expressions of interest from investors and strategic entrepreneurs in direct and indirect aviation-related …
Russian Airline Red Wings to operate charter services to Sri Lanka twice a week
Red Wings, one of the leading private airlines of the Russian Federation, will start charter flight operations to Mattala International Airport in Sri Lanka, …
Emirates to operate double daily direct flights to Colombo from 1 December
Emirates has announced plans to add one more daily direct flight between Dubai and Colombo from 1 December 2022 to cater to the seasonal increase in the demand …
Emirates holds assessment days to recruit cabin crew in Sri Lanka
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, is looking for candidates to join its multinational cabin crew team with an assessment day planned in …
SriLankan Airlines denies reports of flight cancellation
SriLankan Airlines would like to correct certain false information circulating on media about the possible cancellation of a host of SriLankan Airlines’ …
Flights between China and Sri Lanka to increase
It has been decided to increase the number of flights between China and Sri Lanka. Accordingly, China will operate three flights to Sri Lanka from this week. …
Statement from SriLankan Airlines on Flight UL 504
SriLankan Airlines would like to address the reports currently circulating on media about flight UL 504 avoiding a possible mid-air collision with another …
Russia’s Aeroflot suspends flights to Sri Lanka
Russia’s Aeroflot airline is suspending its flights to Sri Lanka after authorities arrested its Airbus A330 jet, according to the airline’s statement. …
Fitch affirms SriLankan Airlines’ government guaranteed bonds at ‘C’
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'. …
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 …