By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on November 21, 2009
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[..] More >
Posted in Airports | Tagged CMB, Colombo, Hambanthota
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on October 23, 2009
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[..] More >
Posted in Other News | Tagged CMB, Colombo, Oman Air, Sri Lanka, WY
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on September 11, 2009
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[..] More >
Posted in Airports | Tagged AirAsia, Colombo, Sri Lanka, SriLankan
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on August 24, 2009
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[..] More >
Posted in Airbus, Boeing | Tagged 787, A350XWB, Airbus, Boeing, Colombo, SriLankan
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on July 29, 2009
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[..] More >
Posted in Airlines | Tagged Colombo, Sri Lanka, SriLankan
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on July 16, 2009
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[..] More >
Posted in Airlines | Tagged Colombo, Sri Lanka, SriLankan
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on June 3, 2009
Photo copyright Federico Villadei/Airliners.net SriLankan Airlines ( UL ) was planning to launch a thrice weekly CMB-AUH-LHR-AUH-CMB route for the past few months, to start from July. However, now the airline has cancelled the route. The reason[..] More >
Posted in Airlines | Tagged Colombo, SriLankan
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on June 2, 2009
AirAsia has now uploaded their Colombo flight schedule. The schedule is as follows. AK255 0615 KUL 0715 CMB D 320 AK256 0815 CMB 1430 KUL D 320 The return airfare is just $59[..] More >
Posted in Airbus, Airlines | Tagged AirAsia, Colombo
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on May 29, 2009
The Sri Lankan government is now planning to build the country’s second international airport in Mattala area of Hambantota, near to the hometown of the now President. Although it is really good to have a second airport, the ultimate question is -[..] More >
Posted in Airports | Tagged Colombo, Hambantota Airport, Sri Lanka
By Miyuru ( K FLYER ) on January 9, 2009
From 18 Jan, SriLankan will make its Karachi service nonstop bypassing Mumbai. The service will be reduced from 3 to 2 weekly . Flight details : UL183 1430CMB 1750KHI 320 UL184 1850KHI 2250CMB 320 Service operates on day 3 and 7 ( Wednesday and[..] More >
Posted in Airlines | Tagged A320, BOM, Colombo, Karachi, KHI, Mumbai, Sri Lanka, SriLankan
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