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**CalgaryLankan** · 07-01-2014, 07:01 PM

Hello guys - I have a choice to select the following options on my return trip from SL this summer;

CMB - BKK - PEK on TG (TG Smile 320 & TG's old 747)

or

CMB - HRI - BKK - PEK (UL - 340)

Both seems to same price range - Y Class. Any recommendations based on your recent trips?

**Aaqib** · 08-01-2014, 05:40 AM

Mihin Lanka to acquire new aircraft in 2015?

Page not found - DailyNews

http://www.dailynews.lk/business/mihin-acquire-new-boeings-2015

Mihin Lanka plans to acquire two Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to replace their current Airbus A321 aircraft.

The airline is considering of leasing a few Boeing 777-200ER aircraft for commencing long haul operations.

Mihin Lanka - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihin_Lanka

**lordvader** · 08-01-2014, 07:18 AM

Originally posted by Aaqib View Post

http://www.dailynews.lk/business/mih...w-boeings-2015

Mihin Lanka plans to acquire two Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to replace their current Airbus A321 aircraft.

The airline is considering of leasing a few Boeing 777-200ER aircraft for commencing long haul operations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihin_Lanka

Any source besides Wikipedia? Bad news if true. MJ should take a few more A320s and fly to secondary cities in countries such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China and Myanmar. 777s and 737s would add expenditure that MJ can ill afford at this point.

**Cayman** · 08-01-2014, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by Aaqib View Post

http://www.dailynews.lk/business/mih...w-boeings-2015

Mihin Lanka plans to acquire two Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to replace their current Airbus A321 aircraft.

The airline is considering of leasing a few Boeing 777-200ER aircraft for commencing long haul operations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihin_Lanka

This is sheer insanity, if true.

First of all, Mihin should be dissolved and their operations should be absorbed in to that of UL's.

Secondly, why on earth do they want to acquire Boeing aircraft when UL is fully equipped to maintain Airbuses?

(I have nothing against Boeing, and they are fantastic aircraft, but for Mihin, it does not make sense at all to re-invent the wheel)

Thirdly, long-haul operations? They really should be smoking some serious hallucinogens

**4R-ALA** · 08-01-2014, 12:08 PM

why on earth doesn't MJ ever stick to their business model (LCC)?????????????? why shud they go long haul........they're meant to serve secondary regional airports.....

**Srilankan1** · 08-01-2014, 06:55 PM

Guys, pls Dont forget Mihilanka is Pres Rajapakshes private property.So normal airline strategies does not apply into it.

**Aaqib** · 09-01-2014, 05:33 AM

Originally posted by 4R-ALA View Post

why on earth doesn't MJ ever stick to their business model (LCC)?????????????? why shud they go long haul........they're meant to serve secondary regional airports.....

I guess the management simply doesn't understand what their doing

but apparently the say they can cover the cost of the Boeing Aircraft

Caption from the Daily News Article:-

He said that although there will be an additional cost for upgrading the ‘Boeings’, they can be able to cover this cost. “The new Boeings will give a better fuel consumption and its operation costs too will be low,” he added. - See more at: http://www.dailynews.lk/business/mih....bJObZN1u.dpuf

**Aaqib** · 09-01-2014, 05:42 AM

Originally posted by lordvader View Post

Any source besides Wikipedia? Bad news if true. MJ should take a few more A320s and fly to secondary cities in countries such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China and Myanmar. 777s and 737s would add expenditure that MJ can ill afford at this point.

They are also panning to restart services to Singapore (SIN) and Bangkok (BKK) in the future

**Aaqib** · 09-01-2014, 05:44 AM

Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post

Im curious wether if UL is goin to try out a new livery on the a321s

hope they don't replace the flying peacock with a lotus any other stupid thing

**4R-ALA** · 09-01-2014, 02:18 PM

Originally posted by Aaqib View Post

hope they don't replace the flying peacock with a lotus any other stupid thing

why wud they try a new livery??...cz its meant for the airline UL, and a diff livery would not suit coz the uniform resembles the peacock...

**ecureilx** · 10-01-2014, 02:16 AM

Originally posted by Aaqib View Post

They are also panning to restart services to Singapore (SIN) and Bangkok (BKK) in the future

Well, they are actually code-sharing with UL .. traffic from JKT via MJ are dumped to UL ..

Originally posted by Cayman View Post

Thirdly, long-haul operations? They really should be smoking some serious hallucinogens

they are interested because there are a few 777-200 ERs coming in the second hand market .. at attractive lease rates .. why loose it, when you can add in a 5% somewhere ?

Originally posted by Aaqib View Post

I guess the management simply doesn't understand what their doing

but apparently the say they can cover the cost of the Boeing Aircraft

Caption from the Daily News Article:-

He said that although there will be an additional cost for upgrading the ‘Boeings’, they can be able to cover this cost. “The new Boeings will give a better fuel consumption and its operation costs too will be low,” he added. - See more at: http://www.dailynews.lk/business/mih....bJObZN1u.dpuf

Somebody knows something somewhere .. you and me can't do nothign about it anyway..

Originally posted by Aaqib View Post

hope they don't replace the flying peacock with a lotus any other stupid thing

lotus is already there in MJ

**4R-ALA** · 10-01-2014, 05:41 AM

any news abt the a321's of UL, as i remember someone saying 9th of Jan is the last day of the paint job....

**Sakith** · 10-01-2014, 08:33 AM

Waiting for 321 photoes

**indika7777** · 10-01-2014, 09:29 AM

Originally posted by 4R-ALA View Post

any news abt the a321's of UL, as i remember someone saying 9th of Jan is the last day of the paint job....

Me too eagerly waiting for some updates or pics.

**ivokotala** · 10-01-2014, 04:39 PM

Hello,
Quatar A7-ADX will be future Srilankan 4R-ABQ. See picture from departure from Ostrava (LKMT) to Zurich (LSZH):

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