Gulf Air from onset of Northern Winter will launch service to Aden, Yemen and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Service to Aden ( ADE ) from Bahrain ( BAH ) will operate four times a week with an Airbus A319 and will be a new destination for the carrier.[..] Read More >>
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KingFisher to Start Four New Routes to Colombo
Kingfisher Airlines starting 1NOV will launch three new routes, and resume one route, to Colombo. The new routes are Cochin - Colombo Tiruchirapalli - Colombo Thiruvananthapuram - Colombo Bangalore - Colombo route will be[..] Read More >>
Flydubai to launch Colombo flights
flydubai will launch flights to Colombo from 23rd June. Flights will operate four times weekly, aboard Boeing 737-800s. Fares start at around AED420 ( LKR 13,000, USD125 ). FZ555 DXB2110-0110+1CMB 1356 FZ556 CMB0210-0510DXB 2467[..] Read More >>
Hambanthota Airport – Project Update
Sri Lanka's second international airport at Mattala, Hambantota is to begin construction on 27th November. The airport will serve the Southern Province of Sri Lanka and will consist of one runway. The project is due to be completed in 2011[..] Read More >>
Oman Air shelves Colombo launch
Oman Air has shelved its plan to launch Colombo flights following consecutive denying of approval from the Sri Lankan authorities. This change was reflected in Global Distribution Systems today. Oman Air had originally planned to launch daily[..] Read More >>
How to Make Colombo a hub like Singapore
When Emirates took over the management of SriLankan Airlines, one of the biggest promises was to turn Colombo into a hub. However, many obstacles such as terrorist attacks and a not so healthy local economy coupled with never before heard global[..] Read More >>
A Fleet Renewal Plan for SriLankan
SriLankan Airlines ( IATA: UL ) fleet is now getting a bit too old - with an average fleet age of around 12 years. The oldest aircraft, 4R-ADA ( MSN-032, the first ever Airbus A340 of Asia ), is already more than 15 years old. With every new[..] Read More >>
SriLankan to resume flights to Milan
SriLankan A330 at Milan, in 2000. The pictured aircraft got destroyed an year later in the 24/07/01 terrorist attack. It is reported that SriLankan Airlines will soon resume flights to Milan. The new flights are likely to be operated via[..] Read More >>
SriLankan Resumes Freighter Services
Photo by DD SriLankan Airlines ( UL/ALK ) appear to have resumed its cargo operations, after being closed down by the new management last year. At the moment, the only destination appears to be Trivandrum, served four times weekly. My[..] Read More >>
China Eastern launches Colombo and Malé
China Eastern Airlines will be launching service to Colombo, Sri Lanka and Malé, Maldives from today. The event turned out quite suprisingly given the very short notice at which the flight was announced. This is the first scheduled service to[..] Read More >>