Category: Aviation
SriLankan Airlines signs MOU with Boeing
SriLankan Airlines and Boeing, the leading aerospace company in the USA signed a collaboration MOU in Colombo, Sri Lanka recently. The new agreement would enable both parties to explore airframe maintenance, component maintenance, training, and other commercial opportunities. The signing took place as a hybrid event in the presence of SriLankan Airlines CEO Vipula Gunathilake, […]
Notice on Covid 19 to passengers travelling on UL to Australia
As per the latest health guidelines issued by the Australian High Commission in Colombo, passengers travelling on SriLankan Airlines to Australia require a negative Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) prior to check-in for flights, commencing on 15th May 2021. The testing requirements would include: A negative COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test result is required for […]
SriLankan Airlines launches flights to Nairobi
SriLankan Airlines will commence flight operations to Nairobi in Kenya, its second destination in East Africa after flying to the Seychelles. Scheduled flights would commence today (22nd April 2021) between Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), East Africa’s largest and busiest airport. Accordingly, SriLankan Airlines would commence its flights to Nairobi […]
Minor structural damage to SriLankan Airlines flight UL116 at Malé International Airport
SriLankan Airlines flight UL116, which was parked at the Malé International Airport has been damaged when a ground support vehicle collided with the aircraft. The airline said in a statement that minor structural damage occurred to the tail section (stabilizer) of the aircraft due to this incident. The SriLankan Engineering team based at the Malé […]
Emirates to increase services to Colombo to 7 a week from 3 May
Emirates has announced it will increase its services to Colombo from six to seven flights a week, with the seventh weekly flight commencing 3rd May. The additional service will serve rising market demand and enhance connectivity to and from Colombo via Dubai. The added flight will operate every Monday. Emirates flight EK650 will depart Dubai […]
SriLankan Airlines announces partnerships with industry experts to promote tourism
The tourism industry connoisseurs – Uga Escapes, Walkers, and Taru Villas have joined hands with SriLankan Airline’s leisure arm – SriLankan Holidays to establish a multi-brand collaboration and partnership to add value to their customers’ holiday experience. These collaborative partnerships intend to promote domestic and inbound tourism through packaged holidays and thereby revive the national […]
SriLankan Airlines welcomes Indian delegation to Sri Lanka
SriLankan Airlines in a bid to recommence Indian tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka under the proposed bio-bubble tourist arrival concept successfully completed a familiarization tour for Indian media and travel trade professionals recently. A delegation of tour operators, agents, and senior editors representing influential media institutions concluded a familiarization tour in Sri Lanka. The delegation […]
Singapore Airlines to increase flight frequency to Sri Lanka
Singapore Airlines will increase its flight frequency to Sri Lanka from 3 times to 5 times weekly, from 01 May 2021, operating the Airbus 350-900MH aircraft. Singapore Airlines has continued to adjust its global network capacity to meet passengers’ needs. With this increase in frequency, over 50% of SIA capacity into Sri Lanka will be […]
Transparency International welcomes SriLankan’s decision to sue airbus
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) welcomes the decision by SriLankan Airlines to sue the company Airbus SE for $ 1 billion damages, loss of reputation, reimbursement of costs and interest. Sri Lankan Airlines has also called for the cancellation of the purchase agreement for four A350-900 Airbus aircraft and the return of the advance payment […]
Cabinet approval to obtain a goods transportation aircraft for Sri Lankan on lease
Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to a proposal forwarded by the Tourism Minister for obtaining an aircraft for goods transportation on a lease basis to Sri Lankan Aviation Company Limited subject to following the international competitive procurement methodology. The fleet of Sri Lankan Aviation Company Limited is comprised of a large number of economical […]
Twin awards for SriLankan Airlines in Singapore
The Changi Airport Group in Singapore recognised SriLankan Cargo with a “Cargo Service Excellence Award” at a ceremony during the ‘Let’s Talk Cargo 2021’ conference held recently in Singapore. SriLankan Airlines has been nominated by the Cargo industry partners in Singapore and shortlisted by a panel of judges as one of the three recipients of […]
‘s record-breaking upliftment to Maldives
SriLankan Airlines carried a record-breaking 1.2 million kilogrammes of cargo from its network to Malé, Maldives, in February 2021. The Maldives is one of the few open, and highly popular, island destinations in the world for travellers.Since the pandemic, perishable goods have been in high demand. Its island neighbour Sri Lanka supplied a large share […]