Quick check-in, less queues soon at Colombo airport

Quick check-ins and fewer queues at the Colombo airport are among the improvements by SriLankan Airlines planned this year along with consolidating its operations and route network.

The airline’s Chief Marketing Officer, G.T. Jayaseelan said the airline would not be operating new sectors, nor acquiring new aircraft but rather focus on improving the product.

He said they are adding flatbeds to all business class seats to Europe, which is a standard facility on business class in all airlines. SriLankan is installing a check-in kiosk at the Colombo airport to enable independent check-in by passengers and reduce waiting time in queues.

Mr Jayaseelan said passengers have the convenience of going straight to the kiosk, without waiting in the queue, and check in and walk away with the boarding pass; that is if they are travelling with only hand luggage.

Another facility being introduced is that airline staff with hand-held devices would check-in passengers from the queues, in addition to the counter check-in.

The airline plans to focus mostly on India and China this year and adjust flights and increase capacity if there is a requirement.

Budget carrier, Mihin Lanka, part of the SriLankan Airlines group, is also due to add Delhi to its destinations.

very sad to say that non of the passengers use these kiosks which are very userfriendly and easy to checking

Source : Sakith

Looks like July 31 will be the last scheduled passenger service for a B747 by SV. Will this be the last one for any scheduled passenger airline as well? Anyone else operating 747's (PAX) to CMB?


Source: Airlineroute.net

Yes, I think it's a right thing to do - improving the product is most important for SriLankan rather than they launching new destinations and acquiring new aircraft. If I'am not mistaken most of our A330s have got the new business cabins. ALH currently undergoing cabin refurbishment but ALD hasn't had it's refurbishment yet and ALG still on ex-BMI. In A343s, ADE & ADF only have got new business cabins while ADG still operate on ex-CX. Still on old cabins, ADA,ADB,ADC likely to leave the fleet early part of next year. @Sakith - Please correct me if I'am wrong.

It's look like UL will consolidate their flight network due to shortage of aircraft during the Cabin Refurbishment. It is likely most of the widebodies (excl ADA,ADB,ADC) should have new cabins by end of this year.

How much is cost, 100kg e.g. from CMB to FRA ?

Looks like SV it is... We get the CX Cargo still but its not Pax :S

We hve t go to the ques and bring the pax to kiosk to chk thm in... they say they are very comfortable being in the ques. Its the funniest story i have ever heard.. and abt handheld device i must say it is not userfrndly at all..

For your shipment please contact a forwarding agency in Colombo who ship your goods to FRA

Hello Rainer - We are glad you are now part of our Air Sri Lanka Aviation Team. Did you find an answer for your query regarding Hot Balooning in Sri Lanka ?

+100 K USD3.00 + FSC – USD1.00 + SSC : 0.10/KG ( only airport to airport)
Awb fee – USD10.00 / If hawb is issued – ENS – USD10.00
Frequency – daily

According to Kithsiri.Liyanage@EuroAsia.lk at EuroAsia.

EDIT

Straight forward answer: "for 100kg , we could offer USD 3.88 PER Kilo ex CMB to Frankfurt." - According to clifford.rodrigo@srilankan.com at SriLankan Cargo.

Hello Banuthev,

Thanks for your warm welcome and your answer concern cargo rate.
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SriLankan Airlines to join oneworld by CAPA Aviation Analysis

I am not very clear whether this is a reliable source but it says SriLankan Airlines has ordered small fleet of B777s to replace A343s. Somebody please confirm if this is true and shed some light here about this news - http://www.airreview.com/SriLankan-A...iews/index.htm