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  • Farhan Hussain
    Member
    • Apr 2023
    • 70

    #14026
    VP-CRP [1037] did two test flights on Dec 17
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    • n863gt
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2024
      • 223

      #14027
      Why is 4R-ABL still grounded?
      D-check considering its 21 years old at this point?
      spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..

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      • banuthev
        Administrator
        • Dec 2010
        • 3945

        #14028
        Originally posted by MAW2000
        Hi all,
        Appreciate if someome can tell the Business class and Economy class seat manufactureres and models of UL A320neo A321neo jets, 4R-ALS/T.

        As far as I know, the business class seating in 4R-ALT is Zodiac Contour Aura Lite model.
        Hi Maw2000 and the team,

        We can find the requested information from our Fleet Information page.
        More info about UL fleet are available to view from the desktop. Our mobile site have limited info.

        I wonder why 4R-ALS not in service since 14-Dec-2025?
        Screenshot 2025-12-18 140422.jpg

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        • MAW2000
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2023
          • 249

          #14029
          Originally posted by banuthev

          Hi Maw2000 and the team,

          We can find the requested information from our Fleet Information page.
          More info about UL fleet are available to view from the desktop. Our mobile site have limited info.

          I wonder why 4R-ALS not in service since 14-Dec-2025?
          Hi Banu,

          Thanks for the infomation, and appreciate that you are maintaining fleet info of UL.

          I would like you to suggest to specify seat models/interior config colour schemes, and Exact model numbers/ specified numbers (
          A330-343E) and MTOWs of each aircraft also.

          E.g: 4R-ALL/M/N/O/P/Q/R : Business - Zodiac (Now Safran) Cirrus III flatbed / Economy - Zodiac (Now Safran) Z300

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          • WizzWaveSien
            Senior Member
            • May 2024
            • 197

            #14030
            Originally posted by banuthev
            Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - December 2025

            ........
            Hello Banu,
            seems like MH will be deploying 2 additional flights to CMB starting today onwards onboard their B738 aircraft.
            Screenshot 2025-12-19 195158.jpg
            Sien (KR/SL/US)

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            • banuthev
              Administrator
              • Dec 2010
              • 3945

              #14031
              Originally posted by MAW2000

              RFP is for Narrowbody jets as far as I know, A320s (214/ 214WL/232/232WL/251N).
              We can see 4R-ALS back in service from today. I saw a news UL is currently looking for new CEO and looking to add more aircraft to the fleet. Is UL not interested in A321? so it can more capacity.

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              • MAW2000
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2023
                • 249

                #14032
                Originally posted by banuthev

                We can see 4R-ALS back in service from today. I saw a news UL is currently looking for new CEO and looking to add more aircraft to the fleet. Is UL not interested in A321? so it can more capacity.
                I guess they are looking for A320ceo Jets as a replacement for aging A320ceos (ABL, MRE, ABM), I guess also UL will not acquire A321ceos, since they are looking for older A320 replacements, and Will not acquire A320/321neo jets since still due to higher demand of engine components for 25X (CFM Leap engine option) series and 4R-ANE is still AOG.

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                • banuthev
                  Administrator
                  • Dec 2010
                  • 3945

                  #14033
                  Originally posted by Farhan Hussain
                  Is 4r-alr getting repainted?
                  I took photos of 4R-ALR when it depart from LHR today as UL506.

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                  • banuthev
                    Administrator
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 3945

                    #14034
                    Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - January 2026
                    • Fitsair is planning to launch Colombo - Lahore route from 20 January 2026 with two weekly flights. Reservation are yet to open;
                    • Flydubai is reducing overall Colombo flights from 33 weekly to 21 weekly in Jan 2026
                    • Gulf air is reducing overall Colombo flights from 8 weekly to 7 weekly in Jan 2026
                    • Jazeera Airways is decreasing Kuwait-Colombo flights from 11 weekly to 7 weekly in Jan 2026
                    • Chongqing Airlines is resuming CKG-CMB-MLE route with 3 weekly from 10 Jan 2026
                    • Salam Air is decreasing Muscat-Colombo flights from 6 weekly to 5 weekly in Jan 2026
                    • Singapore Airlines is increasing Singapore-Colombo flights from 7 weekly to 10 weekly from 06 Jan 2026. A359 is operating the additional 3 weekly flights.
                    • Capital Airlines is launching Beijing Daxing - Colombo service with 1 weekly onboard A333 from 31 Jan 2026.
                    • Fitair is resheduling Colombo - Dubai departure for 8D821 flight to 1:20pm
                    • Malaysia Airlines is operating additional 2 weekly flights until 10-Jan 2026. Thereafter operating 7 weekly.
                    • Turkish Airlines is deploying A359 for 2 weekly flights on Istanbul - Colombo route from 7-Jan-2026
                    • Air Seychelles on Seychelles - Colombo route increasing frequency from 2 weekly to 3 weekly from 18-Jan-26 to 15-Feb-26. I kept as 3 weekly flight in the below table.
                    • China Eastern have been listed below 7 weekly flights operating between Kunming and Colombo in Jan 2026. However it have reduced frequencies on this route until 17 Jan 2026;
                    Can you please share here if i missed any new flight services to CMB? Thank you.
                    A/L DEST VIA FLTS PER WEEK IN FROM DEC 2025 FLTS PER WEEK IN FROM JAN 2026 FREQ VARIATION
                    3L AUH --- 5 5 0
                    3Z WAW MCT 1 1 0
                    6E BLR --- 14 14 0
                    6E BOM --- 7 7 0
                    6E HYD --- 6 6 0
                    6E MAA --- 27 27 0
                    8D DAC --- 7 7 0
                    8D DXB --- 7 7 0
                    8D KUL --- 4 4 0
                    8D LHE --- 0 2 2
                    8D MLE --- 9 9 0
                    AI BOM --- 7 7 0
                    AI DEL --- 14 14 0
                    AK KUL --- 14 14 0
                    CA TFU --- 7 7 0
                    CX HKG --- 7 7 0
                    EK DXB --- 21 21 0
                    EK DXB MLE 7 7 0
                    EY AUH --- 27 27 0
                    FD DMK --- 10 10 0
                    FZ DXB --- 26 21 -5
                    FZ DXB MLE 7 7 0
                    G9 SHJ --- 20 20 0
                    GF BAH MLE 8 7 -1
                    HM SEZ --- 2 3 1
                    IZ TLV --- 1 1 0
                    J9 KWI --- 11 7 -4
                    JD PKX --- 1 1 0
                    KU KWI --- 4 4 0
                    MH KUL --- 9 9 0
                    MU KMG --- 7 7 0
                    MU PVG --- 7 7 0
                    OQ CKG --- 0 3 3
                    OQ MLE --- 0 3 3
                    OV MCT --- 6 5 -1
                    QR DOH --- 35 35 0
                    SQ SIN --- 7 10 3
                    SU SVO --- 3 3 0
                    TG BKK --- 7 7 0
                    TK IST --- 10 10 0
                    UL BKK --- 14 14 0
                    UL BLR --- 10 10 0
                    UL BOM --- 14 14 0
                    UL CAN --- 4 4 0
                    UL CDG --- 3 3 0
                    UL CGK --- 7 7 0
                    UL COK --- 7 7 0
                    UL DAC --- 7 7 0
                    UL DEL --- 14 14 0
                    UL DMM --- 7 7 0
                    UL DOH --- 7 7 0
                    UL DXB --- 11 11 0
                    UL FRA --- 3 3 0
                    UL FRA CDG 0 0 0
                    UL GAN --- 2 2 0
                    UL HYD --- 5 5 0
                    UL ICN --- 2 2 0
                    UL IXM --- 6 6 0
                    UL KHI --- 4 4 0
                    UL KTM --- 4 4 0
                    UL KUL --- 14 14 0
                    UL KWI --- 7 7 0
                    UL LHE --- 4 4 0
                    UL LHR --- 9 9 0
                    UL MAA --- 21 21 0
                    UL MEL --- 7 7 0
                    UL MLE --- 21 21 0
                    UL NRT --- 4 4 0
                    UL RUH --- 7 7 0
                    UL SIN --- 14 14 0
                    UL SYD --- 4 4 0
                    UL TRV --- 4 4 0
                    UL TRZ --- 8 8 0
                    WK ZRH --- 2 2 0

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                    • banuthev
                      Administrator
                      • Dec 2010
                      • 3945

                      #14035
                      Aircraft Movements at CMB by hour
                      DECEMBER 2025
                      TIME TOTAL WEEKLY
                      FLIGHT ARRIVAL
                      PER WEEK
                      TOTAL WEEKLY
                      FLIGHT DEPATURE
                      PER WEEK
                      TOTAL WEEKLY
                      ARRIVAL +
                      DEPARTURE
                      FLIGHTS
                      PER WEEK
                      00 25 52 77
                      01 16 39 55
                      02 28 24 52
                      03 29 21 50
                      04 7 36 43
                      05 35 5 40
                      06 28 6 34
                      07 7 52 59
                      08 45 28 73
                      09 30 32 62
                      10 19 16 35
                      11 57 17 74
                      12 15 26 41
                      13 15 41 56
                      14 31 31
                      15 38 1 39
                      16 31 19 50
                      17 42 27 69
                      18 13 52 65
                      19 15 16 31
                      20 10 27 37
                      21 40 20 60
                      22 49 24 73
                      23 35 17 52
                      Grand Total 629 629 1258
                      JANUARY 2026
                      TIME TOTAL WEEKLY
                      FLIGHT ARRIVAL
                      PER WEEK
                      TOTAL WEEKLY
                      FLIGHT DEPATURE
                      PER WEEK
                      TOTAL WEEKLY
                      ARRIVAL +
                      DEPARTURE
                      FLIGHTS
                      PER WEEK
                      00 25 45 70
                      01 12 46 58
                      02 28 23 51
                      03 30 18 48
                      04 2 35 37
                      05 35 35
                      06 28 6 34
                      07 7 50 57
                      08 45 30 75
                      09 29 32 61
                      10 22 16 38
                      11 57 17 74
                      12 15 28 43
                      13 15 40 55
                      14 1 32 33
                      15 41 41
                      16 31 23 54
                      17 41 27 68
                      18 13 54 67
                      19 15 16 31
                      20 10 27 37
                      21 43 20 63
                      22 49 27 76
                      23 35 17 52
                      Grand Total 629 629 1258

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                      • Serendib
                        Senior Member
                        • Jan 2011
                        • 1807

                        #14036
                        FitsAir Adds Lahore in 1Q26

                        1 min
                        NW25
                        Written By AeroRoutes - Jim Liu
                        Published at 1100PST / 1900GMT 22DEC25

                        Sri Lanka’s FitsAir in the first quarter of 2026 schedules new service to Pakistan, with the addition of Colombo – Lahore route. From 20JAN26, Airbus A320 aircraft to serve this route twice weekly.

                        8D981 CMB1800 – 2140LHE 320 26
                        8D982 LHE2240 – 0320+1CMB 320 26

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                        • Serendib
                          Senior Member
                          • Jan 2011
                          • 1807

                          #14037
                          Originally posted by n863gt
                          Smartwings PL to start 1x weekly WAW-MCT-CMB winter service from 23/12/2025 using 7M8s.
                          Arriving soon

                          Screenshot 2025-12-23 155056.jpg

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                          • Serendib
                            Senior Member
                            • Jan 2011
                            • 1807

                            #14038
                            Welcome back Smartwings to the paradise island of Sri Lanka!

                            We are delighted to announce the commencement of the new weekly charter service from Warsaw, the capital of Poland, which began on 23rd December 2025.

                            The inaugural flight arrived carrying 180 passengers and was warmly greeted with a celebratory water cannon salute organized by AASL, followed by a traditional Kandyan dance performance arranged by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.
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                            • suganya07
                              Member
                              • Jul 2014
                              • 56

                              #14039
                              Air Astana back to Colombo

                              The first flight from Almaty arrived at Colombo today (25-Dec) afternoon.

                              182 tourists have reportedly arrived at Colombo from Almaty, an Air Astana which holds flight number KC-167.

                              These flights, which operate twice a week, will operate on Almaty-Colombo flights every Monday and Thursday until the beginning of April 2026.
                              Attached Files

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                              • Serendib
                                Senior Member
                                • Jan 2011
                                • 1807

                                #14040
                                First winter tourists from Moldova set to arrive at Mattala

                                The first seasonal flight carrying tourists from Moldova is scheduled to touch down at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport on Saturday (27). Vision Air will operate nine direct flights as part of this programme.​

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