Category: Aviation

Jan 22, 2013 (LBO) – AirAsia, a low cost carrier said it was ending daily flights to Colombo from February 26, “as part of a commercial realignment.” Affected guest could move their flights to an earlier date without any extra charge, offered credit valued to three months or a full refund, the airline said. AirAsia […]

Jan 04, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-run SriLankan Airlines will operate an 80 million US dollar aircraft repair and overhauling (MRO) complex at the country’s second international airport in Mattala targeting the Asian market and India.Information minister Keheliya Rambukwelle said cabinet approval has been given to obtain foreign financial assistance for the project. Sri […]

Jan 03, 2013 (LBO) – State-run Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd, has signed up a 28.9 billion Yen loan from the Japan International Co-operation Agency for expansion, information minister Keheliya Rambukwelle said.. The funds will be used to expand the terminal building, widen an aircraft parking apron and related facilities. The project is […]

Dec 18, 2012 (LBO) – Oman Air has inked a code share deal with Qatar Airways allowing its customers to book flights from any of 42 points within its network to Doha, the capital of Qatar. “This codeshare will make travel within the Gulf region easier, effectively extending Oman Air’s network,” Wayne Pearce, chief executive […]

Dec 15, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will revamp aviation regulations with the help of the International Civil Aviation Organization, the state information office said. The cabinet of ministers had given the nod for Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority to engage ICAO’s Technical Co-operation Bureau help with the new rules, the information office said. Sri […]

Dec 08, 2012 (LBO) – Korean Air would resume flying to Sri Lanka three times a week from March 09, after a lapse of 28 years, which can boost tourist arrivals from that country, officials sai d. A Seoul-Colombo return ticket is priced at around 90,000 rupees. The airline quit the country in 1984. Sri […]

Dec 06, 2012 (LBO) – State-run SriLankan Airlines said it has increased flights to Riyadh by three to five a week from December 13. “The Middle East is considered as one of the fastest growing regions in the world,” SriLankan Airline’s Head of Worldwide Sales, Lal Perera said in a statement. SriLankan now flies to […]

Nov 16, 2012 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines is to increase its training of airline personnel to help alleviate looming skills shortages in the region, an aviation forum was told. “We’re looking at capturing a part of that. Ticketing and cargo are very popular and will generate training opportunities. We aim to leverage our educated, skilled, […]

Oct 30, 2012 (LBO) – Singapore-based Tiger Airways, a low cost has increased flights to Colombo to four starting from the last week of October, after launching with three weekly frequencies in June 2012. From October 28, the airline also increased frequencies to Hong Kong (up to 26), Taipei (up to 09), Bangkok (39), Guangzhou, […]

October 24, 2012 (LBO) – State-run SriLankan Airlines said it is opening a sales office in Wennappuwa, north of Colombo in the island’s north western region. 2nd Chance Travels (Pvt) Ltd will operate the passenger sales agency office at No 92, Main Street, Wennapuwa. The airline’s Wennapuwa office will be the third official sales agency […]

Oct 16, 2012 (LBO) – A Beechcraft Super King Air, belonging to Pakistan’s civil aviation authority has landed in a newly built runway at the second international airport in Mattala in Southern Sri Lanka, the state information office said. The information office quoted Saliya Wickramasuriya, chairman of Sri Lanka’s airports agency as saying the aircraft […]

Oct 03, 2012 (LBO) – State-run SriLankan Airlines will invest 200 million rupees to build a flight kitchen at the second international airport which is being built in Hambantota in the island’s south, an official said. The second airport at Mattala, built with Chinese financing is expected to be completed by the end of the […]