Category: Aviation

Feb 27, 2010 (LBO) – Oman Air’s new service to Sri Lanka and the Maldives is the first of a series of new routes to South Asia and part of the Middle Eastern carrier’s strategy to become a bigger player in the Asian air travel market, a top official said. Oman Air four operates weekly […]

Feb 17, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government is negotiating with Dubai-based Emirates to buy its stake in Sri Lankan Airlines, the island’s state-run national carrier, chairman Nishanta Wickremasinghe said. But with a revival in tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka after the end of a 30-year war, the airline is expecting a turnaround later in […]

Feb 17, 2010 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines, Sri Lanka’s state-run national career, is upgrading its product to boost margins following a revival in tourism traffic and is expecting to turnaround later in 2010, an official said. In the financial year ending March 2009 Sri Lankan lost 9.99 billion rupees as global air travel slumped and […]

Jan 18, 2010 (LBO) – Cargo volumes at Sri Lanka’s main international airport have hit a life high in December 2009, topping a previous record in 2006, the island’s state-run national carrier which operates the terminal said. Sri Lankan Airlines which operates the cargo terminal at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake said 23 airlines had […]

Jan 14, 2009 (LBO) – Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways is seeing growth in traffic after it resumed services to Colombo with tourist arrivals also expected to pick after a 30-year war ended in the island, officials said. The airline is also banking on an upturn in tourist traffic after a 30-year war ended last […]

Jan 05, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines said check-in at the Bandaranaike International Airport north of Colombo was back to normal and passengers need not come four hours ahead of departure. Airport officials said the congestion was caused at peak aircraft arrival and departure periods because immigration department officials had […]

Jan 04, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines said it was asking passengers on departing flights to report four hours before departure to the airport because of delays at immigration. It said in a statement there was heavy congestion at immigration counters at the Bandaranaike International Airport, north of Colombo. SriLankan Airlines […]

Dec 24, 2009 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has twice weekly to the second Italian city from Colombo, which is expected to boost tourist traffic between the countries, the carrier said. An estimated 12,000 visitors from Italy travel to Sri Lanka each year now. SriLankan Airlines already operates twice weekly flights to Italian capital Rome. The […]

Nov 24, 2009 (LBO) – Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, said it plans to launch direct non-stop services to Tokyo from March 28 next year to lure travellers across the Middle East instead of the Pacific. The move closely follows the recent launch of operations to Durban and Luanda, the airline said in a statement. At […]

November 5, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s top military officer returned home Thursday after he was allowed to complete a US visit without being questioned over alleged war crimes against Tamil civilians.General Sarath Fonseka arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport and was immediately driven away under tight security, an airport official said. “He arrived this morning […]

Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) – Mack Air (Pvt) Ltd, a unit of listed John Keells Holdings (JKH) said had been appointed the general sales agent for Air Mauritius in Sri Lanka from November 01. Romesh David who heads the transportation division of JKH said it will work with the airline to develop traffic between the […]

Oct 26, 2009 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines will continue to overfly Oman, an official said, following reports that the island’s aircraft may be denied permission to use Omani airspace over a dispute in implementing an existing bilateral air services deal.A media report from Oman, quoted an official as saying that the airline was not able […]