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  • XFW-Spotter
    Member
    • Dec 2015
    • 34

    #8221
    http://www.aviation-friends-hamburg-....php?tid=11635

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    • Speedbird
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2012
      • 616

      #8222
      Originally posted by TheF15Ace
      ME3 and via LHR are the most convenient. The others while do-able might not be to everyone's taste.
      looks like you haven't traveled between North America and South Asia
      try doing a booking between YOW and CMB on Srilankan.com web site and let me know the transit time

      Are you aware LHR Airport Tax is one of the highest in Europe?
      .


      There has been talk about going double daily to London again but with the current management/government changing their mind every month on what to do it's anybody's guess whether it will happen.
      double daily that's a wishful thinking UL has sold some of the slots??? that was the previous managment

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      • AirbusXFW
        Junior Member
        • Jan 2017
        • 2

        #8223
        Originally posted by Haleef
        SriLankan A320neo performed its first flight today nearly 1 hour ago at Germany. She will be landing in another 1 hours time today.
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        • Cayman
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2011
          • 379

          #8224
          Originally posted by Speedbird
          looks like you haven't traveled between North America and South Asia
          try doing a booking between YOW and CMB on Srilankan.com web site and let me know the transit time
          Second tier cities always have lengthy connections, not just for CMB, typically for most places. Try YYZ for better connections.

          Originally posted by Speedbird
          Are you aware LHR Airport Tax is one of the highest in Europe?
          Really? Airport tax is the criteria for selecting a flight. For the most people it would be safety, schedule and airfare in that order or any other order. (I understand that airfare comprise the Airport tax, but that makes a very insignificant difference in the real world)

          Originally posted by Speedbird
          double daily that's a wishful thinking UL has sold some of the slots??? that was the previous managment
          Agree, that was not a very prudent decision.

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          • Speedbird
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2012
            • 616

            #8225
            Originally posted by Cayman
            Second tier cities always have lengthy connections, not just for CMB, typically for most places. Try YYZ for better connections.
            yes & have you tried YYZ or YUL on srilankan.com

            originating flights are all red eye and long layover for the connection

            by the way Ottawa - Gatineau is the 4 - 5 largest city in Canada with over 6000 diplomats/160 Embassies, the Feds & Canadian Silicon Valley (Pop 1.35 Million)

            it is not a second tier City...you must getting confused with Canberra in AU

            Ottawa has very good connection to any European/US/Asian/Latin American destination with less than 2 - 3 hour connection from Toronto/Montreal/London/Frankfurt/New Jersey/Philadelphia/Chicago on a SINGLE airline

            Really? Airport tax is the criteria for selecting a flight. For the most people it would be safety, schedule and airfare in that order or any other order. (I understand that airfare comprise the Airport tax, but that makes a very insignificant difference in the real world)
            airport tax is part of the airfare...which adds up...compared to CDG and FRA


            Agree, that was not a very prudent decision.
            Hmmm...
            Last edited by Speedbird; 10-02-2017, 01:32 AM.

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            • channa
              Senior Member
              • May 2013
              • 231

              #8226
              Originally posted by TheF15Ace
              They have EK, EY, QR, CX, SQ, JL(connecting to UL in NRT), KW just off the top of my head. Though admittedly I'm not sure how the timing is for connections on some of these carriers. But there are plenty of airlines to choose from.
              Connection through NRT is not popular and expensive too.It is the same for CX

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              • TheF15Ace
                Senior Member
                • Jan 2016
                • 113

                #8227
                Originally posted by Speedbird
                looks like you haven't traveled between North America and South Asia
                try doing a booking between YOW and CMB on Srilankan.com web site and let me know the transit time
                I have actually though it was on EK.

                BTW YOW is a bad example to try and show connections between South Asia and North America. While it's not a second tier city it also doesn't have as much demand as say YYZ or YUL. Those are amply served

                Are you aware LHR Airport Tax is one of the highest in Europe?
                Doesn't mean that it isn't used as a transit point on a daily basis.
                .




                double daily that's a wishful thinking UL has sold some of the slots??? that was the previous managment
                Alot of UL's future planning is wishful thinking. I just mentioned an idea that was floated around last year. And if they are really serious they can always try to lease the slots to operate a flight

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                • TheF15Ace
                  Senior Member
                  • Jan 2016
                  • 113

                  #8228
                  Speedbird here's the article: http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2016/10/09/bus24.asp

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                  • Speedbird
                    Senior Member
                    • Feb 2012
                    • 616

                    #8229
                    Originally posted by TheF15Ace
                    I know talk is cheap

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                    • Speedbird
                      Senior Member
                      • Feb 2012
                      • 616

                      #8230
                      Originally posted by TheF15Ace
                      I have actually though it was on EK.

                      BTW YOW is a bad example to try and show connections between South Asia and North America. While it's not a second tier city it also doesn't have as much demand as say YYZ or YUL. Those are amply served
                      Please read my previous response...it is same for YYZ and YUL

                      by the way you are aware that EK has only 3 flights per WEEK for Canada


                      Doesn't mean that it isn't used as a transit point on a daily basis.
                      .
                      there is a cost even for transit...tax is wrong term i used



                      Alot of UL's future planning is wishful thinking. I just mentioned an idea that was floated around last year. And if they are really serious they can always try to lease the slots to operate a flight
                      ...talk is cheap my friend
                      Last edited by Speedbird; 10-02-2017, 01:29 AM.

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                      • Speedbird
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2012
                        • 616

                        #8231
                        Originally posted by channa
                        Connection through NRT is not popular and expensive too.It is the same for CX
                        It was a big mistake to drop CDG and FRA...lets hope that KLM or AF fill in the gap...Try LH and you will be surprised

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                        • TheF15Ace
                          Senior Member
                          • Jan 2016
                          • 113

                          #8232
                          Originally posted by Speedbird
                          Please read my previous response...it is same for YYZ and YUL

                          by the way you are aware that EK has only 3 flights per WEEK for Canada
                          Yes but ealier since you mentioned North America in general EK is still quite a good option.


                          ...talk is cheap my friend
                          Indeed. Just wanted to provide a source for what I posted earlier.

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                          • Haleef
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2012
                            • 1477

                            #8233
                            Thank you!
                            Haleef Ismail
                            www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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                            • 4R-ADA
                              Member
                              • Mar 2012
                              • 30

                              #8234
                              Originally posted by Azamh
                              Air France earlier this week opened reservation for planned service to Maldives, announced by the airline on Monday. From 01NOV17, the Skyteam member plans to operate Paris CDG – Male route twice a week, with 3-class Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.

                              AF222 CDG2050 – 1020+1MLE 772 36
                              AF223 MLE1305 – 1935CDG 772 47

                              //. I think it's high time AF starts to cmb as UL doesn't fly to CDG
                              AF can thank UL for giving away this traffic to them. It looks like as a result of UL dropping Paris, AF have stepped in to fill the void left for the Maldives market.
                              Maldives is way more higher yielding than Sri Lanka in general, so it makes more sense that AF go there.

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                              • Sandaru
                                Administrator
                                • Oct 2015
                                • 361

                                #8235
                                The first flight of 4R-ANA

                                SriLankan_A320neo_4R-ANA_20170209_HAM-1

                                SriLankan_A320neo_4R-ANA_20170209_HAM-2

                                Captured By - Dirk Grothe

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