Sri Lanka Aviation

[Pulathisi3]

Hi Aaqib, Is it good idea if Myanmar Airways flying YGN-MAA-CMB ?

Direct flight is not a wise idea . If really need can extended DAC ( Bangladesh) flight RGN ( Myanmar)

There is few routs to be fixed before this sector . SGN ( Vietnam ) MNL ( Philippines) can start via BKK additional flight and Via HKG . Also ICN must be daily flight . Also UL 364 CGK must extended to DPS - Denpasar , Bali with one hour technical stop at CGK

[Aaqib]

It seems Fitsair have dropped the plan of adding Q400s to the fleet?

What are your thoughts of Fitsair expanding into India and the Maldives with ATRs?

ATR’s seem practical as they have previously operated them…..in this case they should deploy them from RML to Maldives and South India

[wij.adr]

ATR’s seem practical as they have previously operated them…..in this case they should deploy them from RML to Maldives and South India

What happened to the plans to get 400s? They are much faster (over 100 ktas) and will be back in RML and turned and gone on its way to TRV while the ATR is still wallowing in the clag back from MLE They also carry 90 pax whereas the ATR tops out at 72 and then you have problems carrying all the bags

[Aaqib]

What happened to the plans to get 400s? They are much faster (over 100 ktas) and will be back in RML and turned and gone on its way to TRV while the ATR is still wallowing in the clag back from MLE They also carry 90 pax whereas the ATR tops out at 72 and then you have problems carrying all the bags

Agreed. They’ve probably gone ahead with the ATR’s based on their current utilization of their A320ceo’s - I’ve noticed 4R-EXR being primarily deployed to DXB and operating just two sectors per day along with EXS operating to MAA and MLE
Any reason why they aren’t fully utilizing them unlike the other LCCs in the region which look for optimal utilization

[wij.adr]

Agreed. They’ve probably gone ahead with the ATR’s based on their current utilization of their A320ceo’s - I’ve noticed 4R-EXR being primarily deployed to DXB and operating just two sectors per day along with EXS operating to MAA and MLE
Any reason why they aren’t fully utilizing them unlike the other LCCs in the region which look for optimal utilization

Loads not good is the most common reasons. You're right though target daily utilization for a LCC should be at least 12 hours but you can possibly get 16 (especially with a newer fleet). Typical utilization for Sunwing (Canadian LCC) sees the airplane depart at 0630 and back from final rotation around 0150 the next day (with 1 hr turns): roughly about 16 hours with a 73H or 7M8. The speed of the DH4 will give it comparable blocks to the 320 up to 250 nm. Interestingly the block time on the Dh4 to Montreal from Toronto Island (YTZ) is about 10-15 minutes less than the equivalent journey from Pearson (YYZ) on the Buses or 737s.

[banuthev]

SriLankan Airlines is planning to expand flights to its network in Winter 2023

TIME	FLT/AFT	AFT	DES	VIA	FREQUENCY
18:40	UL207	32B	AUH	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
01:15	UL402	32A	BKK	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
07:30	UL404	32A	BKK	---	1, 3, 6
14:20	UL406	32A	BKK	---	3
14:35	UL406	32A	BKK	---	7, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
01:10	UL173	320	BLR	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
18:40	UL171	320	BLR	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
17:10	UL143	320	BOM	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
23:40	UL141	32A	BOM	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
13:50	UL880	32B	CAN	---	1, 2, 4, 6
17:35	UL884	32B	CAN	---	7, 3, 5
00:30	UL563	333	CDG	---	7, 3, 5
07:20	UL364	332	CGK	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
13:30	UL193	320	CJB	---	7, 2, 4, 5
08:05	UL165	320	COK	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
19:50	UL167	32B	COK	---	1, 3, 4
07:45	UL189	332	DAC	---	7, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
09:15	UL189	333	DAC	---	3
00:30	UL191	320	DEL	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
13:55	UL195	320	DEL	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
18:25	UL263	32B	DMM	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
00:15	UL221	320	DOH	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
19:05	UL217	32B	DOH	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
12:55	UL231	320	DXB	---	7, 2, 3, 5
18:35	UL225	332	DXB	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
00:05	UL553	333	FRA	---	7, 2, 5
07:01	UL119	320	GAN	---	1, 4, 6
01:40	UL1177	320	HYD	---	7, 2, 5
07:00	UL177	32B	HYD	---	7, 1, 3, 5
07:25	UL177	320	HYD	---	2, 6
18:30	UL175	320	HYD	---	1, 3, 4
21:20	UL470	332	ICN	---	7, 2
08:15	UL137	320	IXM	---	2, 4, 5
13:40	UL139	320	IXM	---	7, 1, 3, 6
02:45	UL151	332	KHI	---	1, 6
12:25	UL183	320	KHI	---	2, 4
08:05	UL181	32A	KTM	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4
00:40	UL318	32B	KUL	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
07:30	UL314	32B	KUL	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
18:15	UL229	332	KWI	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
08:05	UL153	333	LHE	---	1, 4
13:10	UL185	32B	LHE	---	7, 2
02:25	UL505	333	LHR	---	7, 6
12:55	UL503	333	LHR	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
00:40	UL125	320	MAA	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
07:20	UL121	333	MAA	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
13:40	UL127	320	MAA	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
18:30	UL123	320	MAA	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
00:30	UL604	333	MEL	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
07:20	UL101	333	MLE	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
13:30	UL115	320	MLE	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
18:50	UL103	320	MLE	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
19:45	UL454	333	NRT	---	1, 3, 5, 6
13:35	UL868	332	PEK	---	1, 3, 5, 6
14:15	UL866	332	PVG	---	1, 3, 4, 5
18:15	UL265	333	RUH	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
01:10	UL306	333	SIN	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
07:25	UL302	32B	SIN	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
12:15	UL308	32B	SIN	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
00:15	UL606	333	SYD	---	2, 5, 6
08:25	UL161	320	TRV	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
08:10	UL131	320	TRZ	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
14:05	UL133	320	TRZ	---	7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Row Labels	Sum of frequency
320	133
32A	29
32B	65
332	39
333	60
Grand Total	326

Row Labels	Sum of frequency
AUH	7
BKK	17
BLR	14
BOM	14
CAN	7
CDG	3
CGK	7
CJB	4
COK	10
DAC	7
DEL	14
DMM	7
DOH	14
DXB	11
FRA	3
GAN	3
HYD	12
ICN	2
IXM	7
KHI	4
KTM	5
KUL	14
KWI	7
LHE	4
LHR	9
MAA	28
MEL	7
MLE	21
NRT	4
PEK	4
PVG	4
RUH	7
SIN	21
SYD	3
TRV	7
TRZ	14
Grand Total	326

[Serendib]

Sri Lanka Eyes Chinese Tourism to Help Ease Debt Crisis

Sri Lanka was holding talks with Chinese carriers, including China Southern Airlines and Air China, asking them to increase the number of flights to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is mulling measures to lure back Chinese tourists in a bid to alleviate an unprecedented debt crisis, its tourism minister said, as the South Asian nation tries to stabilize the economy.

The country is targeting half a million Chinese tourists in 2024, nearly double its pre-Covid visitor levels, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday.

[Serendib]

Passenger movements at BIA up by 20%

Passenger movements at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have risen by approximately 20%, and flight movements recorded a growth of 7% in Q1 of 2023 compared to Q1 of 2022. When comparing the first quarter of 2023 to the same period in 2022, we observe substantial growth in both passenger and flight movements.”
more https://www.dailynews.lk/2023/05/23/...vements-bia-20

[Serendib]

Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 470 which was scheduled to fly to Incheon, South Korea at 8:04 pm on May 24, was delayed due to technical problem.

[SKYBUCK729]

It was UL471 Seoul/ CMB reg 4R ALR

Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 470 which was scheduled to fly to Incheon, South Korea at 8:04 pm on May 24, was delayed due to technical problem.

[Serendib]

Effe 7 Jun, Batik Air KUL-CMB 1 daily nonstop terminator. The airline no longer operates flights extending to Male.

Why?

[Serendib]

SriLankan Airlines tenders for one A320/1ceo dry-lease

SriLankan has issued a Request for Proposals for the six-year dry-lease of a single A320-200 or A321-200.

The aircraft has to be 15 years of age or younger at the moment of delivery, which is tentatively expected in December 2023. SriLankan is also open to bids from its current lessors to extend the contracts on their existing aircraft by another six years.

The financially ailing state-owned carrier issued another RFP for five second-hand A320 Family aircraft and five second-hand A330 Family aircraft in December 2022.

Source: CH Aviation

[Aaqib]

SriLankan Airlines tenders for one A320/1ceo dry-lease

SriLankan has issued a Request for Proposals for the six-year dry-lease of a single A320-200 or A321-200.

The aircraft has to be 15 years of age or younger at the moment of delivery, which is tentatively expected in December 2023. SriLankan is also open to bids from its current lessors to extend the contracts on their existing aircraft by another six years.

The financially ailing state-owned carrier issued another RFP for five second-hand A320 Family aircraft and five second-hand A330 Family aircraft in December 2022.

Source: CH Aviation

Going for A321ceo’s will be practical and a like-to-like replacement for ABQ and ABR

[Aviational]

Great news! Seems like Air Seychelles uses Sri Lankan Airlines for onward connections. Just check on their website. onwards are with UL. Though some of the onward destinations do not connect with the first connecting flight.

[Serendib]

Great news! Seems like Air Seychelles uses Sri Lankan Airlines for onward connections. Just check on their website. onwards are with UL. Though some of the onward destinations do not connect with the first connecting flight.

which onward destinations do not connect?