Posts Tagged "Colombo"
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 flights to Colombo from its Muscat base on 12 October. The airline...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 threats such as the SARS and tsunami caused...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 airliner...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 Frankfurt and will most possibly be operated as a...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 attempts to contact the airline regarding cargo schedules failed....SriLankan cancels planned AUH – LHR service
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 given is “Cessation of hostilities in Sri Lanka”. How weird ? This...AirAsia to start Colombo flights on 15th Aug
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 currently.Mattala International Airport : Dream or reality ?
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 – will this be really built ? The...SriLankan to start non-stop Karachi
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 Sunday ) . [ Via...12