Category: Aviation
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 ‘C’.
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 airline’s co-founder and Managing Director Rahul Bhatia on 26 April in New Delhi. This was a follow-up to the meeting that they had in December last year. The discussion between High Commissioner Moragoda and Bhatia was centred […]
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. According to VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, visa applications from Sri Lanka in 2022 reached 68% of the pre-pandemic levels (2019). In comparison […]
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 materials, the 68-metre B787-10 is the longest variant of Boeing’s Dreamliner range. Passengers can look forward to a comfortable journey, experiencing large electronically dimmable windows, low cabin altitude, generous headroom, and a quiet and smooth […]
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 and Guangzhou as China reopens its borders. China was a leading source market for inbound tourism to Sri Lanka and one of SriLankan’s premier leisure traveller segments before […]
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 enterprises to carry out aeronautical and non-aeronautical businesses at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. According to the layout, there is potential to transform the airport into a multi-purpose business center by implementing business opportunities […]
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, with effect from the 28th December 2022. This is the third Russian Airline serving direct flights to Sri Lanka. On December 26th 2022, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian […]
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 for travel. The additional service, EK648/EK649, will increase the number of daily flights between the two cities to three, including two direct flights and one operating via […]
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 Colombo on 26 October. The Dubai-based airline is looking for individuals who are passionate about delivering simple yet personalised and impeccable hospitality while creating memorable moments for its customers. Safety being one […]
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 due to the ongoing fuel shortage in Sri Lanka. SriLankan Airlines vehemently denies the accuracy of such information and confirms that it has been able to manage its flight schedule with suitable […]
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. SriLankan Airlines too offers frequent flights to China. This was revealed by the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong when he paid a courtesy call on President […]
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 aircraft. SriLankan Airlines confirms that its pilots operating UL 504, which departed from London to Colombo on 13 June 2022, were able to safely commandeer the flight without an incident. Contrary to […]