Category: Aviation
SriLankan Airlines to suspend Paris, Frankfurt flights in restructuring
June 27, 2016 (LBO) – The national carrier SriLankan Airlines on Monday said it will be suspending its operations to Paris and Frankfurt from winter 2016 as part of its restructuring plan. Accordingly, the last flights between Frankfurt and Colombo on UL 553/554 will be operated on October 30, while UL 563/564 of November 6, […]
IATA recognizes Louis Preston training centre in South Asia
IATA recognizes LOUIS PRESTON as “Top Performing Training Centre 2016” in South Asia Press Release: IATA (International Air Transport Association), the trade association for 260 member airlines and sole representative for more that 100,000 IATA Accredited travel agents worldwide has been developing and inventing innovative tailor-made various training programs for the human capital in the […]
Foreign Employment Bureau collects Rs56mn from illegal job agencies
June 13, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment has conducted 56 raids during the first five months of this year and collected 56 million rupees illegally collected by job agencies. The cash collected through these investigations have already handed over to the respective individuals who have paid for agencies for different activities. […]
SriLankan Airlines enters codeshare deal with Qatar Airways
June 06, 2016 (LBO) – Members of oneworld alliance Qatar Airways and SriLankan Airlines have strengthened their cooperation with a new bilateral codeshare relationship which will offer customers additional convenience and flexibility. Qatar Airways said in a statement that both airlines will codeshare on each other’s operations between their hubs – Qatar Airways’ thrice daily […]
Restrictions on issuing passports to Sri Lankan citizens lifted: Foreign Ministry
June 01, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government has issued a circular ending the restrictions placed in March 2011 on the issuance of passports to Sri Lankan citizens resident abroad who, at different times, were compelled to leave Sri Lanka due to conflict or political reasons. Releasing a statement Foreign Ministry said in March 2011, […]
Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence March net down 56-pct amid lower revenues
May 31, 2016 (LBO) – Profits at Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence group which has interests in tourism, logistics and power generation fell 56 percent to 608 million rupees in the March 2016 quarter, interim accounts showed. The group reported earnings of 1.50 rupees per share for the quarter against 3.41 rupees per share reported a […]
SriLankan Airlines unveils oneworld priority signage at Colombo and Male Airports
SriLankan Airlines has unveiled oneworld priority signage at its Colombo hub, Bandaranaike International Airport and Male, its extended home market. The new signage aims to provide the alliance’s top tier, frequent flyers a comprehensive and clear idea on the alliance’s benefits throughout the travel process – check-in, airport fast tracks, lounges and boarding.The oneworld priority […]
SriLankan Aviation College takes airline training to Jaffna, Batticaloa, Galle and Kurunegala
The SriLankan Aviation College has appointed Nawaloka Air Services as its franchise partner to expand airline training to four provinces, providing invaluable opportunities for young Sri Lankans in the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Northwestern Provinces to embark upon rewarding careers in the global air transport and hospitality industries. The franchise agreement was signed on 5th […]
SriLankan Cargo says record set exceeding designed capacity
May 18, 2016 (LBO) – SriLankan Cargo, the freight handling arm of state-owned SriLankan Airlines has set a record for the amount of tonnage handled during a single month reporting, 21,743 metric tonnes in March at BIA. SriLankan Airlines said the figure has surpassed the previous highest amount of 20,040 tonnes, achieved a year ago […]
KLM to resume flights to Sri Lanka after nearly 20 years
May 09, 2016 (LBO) – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it will resume flights to Sri Lanka from October after almost 20 years of staying away due to the conflict in the island. “The first flight to Colombo is scheduled to depart on Monday, 31 October 2016. This marks KLM’s return to Colombo after an […]
SriLankan Airlines debt up to Rs65bn by March, group loss Rs9bn
May 09, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national airline’s rising debt stood at 64.92 billion rupees at the end of March 2016 against 56.92 billion rupees recorded a year earlier. SriLankan Airlines said in a statement that without ‘one-off’ extraordinary payments related to restructuring activities, the Airline’s Group Loss was 8.9 billion rupees last year, […]
Govt pumps USD201mn to keep SriLankan, Mihin flying until October
Apr 26, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government has decided to pump 201 million US dollars to restructure and keep the operations of state-owned SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka flying until October this year. Speaking at a special press briefing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the cabinet has also approved a 70 million US dollars […]