Sri Lanka Aviation

**banuthev** · 19-01-2015, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by Serendib

4R-ALB & ALJ still out of service. not sure why?

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I think 4R-ALB undergoing cabin refurbishment while 4R-ALJ is in C-Check. I flew on 4R-ALJ couple of years back, it has a very nice cabins I don't think refurbishment is required for 4R-ALJ urgently. But SriLankan needs to refurbish the economy cabins for those A332s still have the old cabins.

Please take a look at the Economy Cabin of 4R-ALD. Really Looks nice! Do you know which UL's A332's have the new economy cabins like below.

source : Airline Service Review

**Haleef** · 19-01-2015, 10:06 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

I think 4R-ALB undergoing cabin refurbishment while 4R-ALJ is in C-Check. I flew on 4R-ALJ couple of years back, it has a very nice cabins I don't think refurbishment is required for 4R-ALJ urgently. But SriLankan needs to refurbish the economy cabins for those A332s still have the old cabins.

Please take a look at the Economy Cabin of 4R-ALD. Really Looks nice! Do you know which UL's A332's have the new economy cabins like below.

source : Airline Service Review

I came in ALA with the same seats :3 Simply hated the headrests! It feels like your head is lying on a hard rock!! My 1st worst experience ever!

**Sali** · 19-01-2015, 02:58 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

Sri Lankan Airlines cancels all flights to Mattala

Today Ul846 Mattala/Shanghai flight operated directly not via Mattala. looks like they have already stop flight operating via Mattala.

**MalaysiaMustafa** · 19-01-2015, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

The New SL Government is not going to close the Mattala Airport completly but SriLankan and Mihin Lanka has cancelled the Bangkok, Chennai, Jeddah, Bodh Gaya, Medan flights out of HRI. Rotana Jet already has pulled out from HRI service. FlyDubai operating normal Daily x DXB-CMB-HRI-DXB, SriLankan is only operating HRI with 2 weekly CMB-HRI-PEK-CMB, 2 weekly CMB-HRI-PVG-CMB and 4 weekly CMB-MLE-HRI-CMB (UL using HRI as a transit airport for some of the Maldives pax who fly towards PEK and PVG). Mihin Lanka is only operating 1 weekly CMB-IXM-HRI-CMB.

Today's MJ IXM-HRI-CMB was not operated via HRI. It was directly to CMB. Don't know whether it is because of late arrival (4 hrs delay) or decision to discontinue via HRI.

**Sali** · 19-01-2015, 10:01 PM

Originally posted by MalaysiaMustafa

Today's MJ IXM-HRI-CMB was not operated via HRI. It was directly to CMB. Don't know whether it is because of late arrival (4 hrs delay) or decision to discontinue via HRI.

Its not 4 hour delay its 2 hour delay because its is the connecting flight of ul114 which also via matttala ul114 also not arrrive cmb via mattala its operate diretly to cmb that is why ul846 2hours delay

**anthonylk** · 20-01-2015, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by Sali

Its not 4 hour delay its 2 hour delay because its is the connecting flight of ul114 which also via matttala ul114 also not arrrive cmb
via mattala its operate diretly to cmb that is why ul846 2hours delay

The news article said that they will stop all flights on 9th Feb. Currently they are still operating from BIA - HRIA & back.

http://s24.postimg.org/uz68vjbqt/Capture2.jpg

**MalaysiaMustafa** · 20-01-2015, 03:53 PM

Originally posted by Sali

Its not 4 hour delay its 2 hour delay because its is the connecting flight of ul114 which also via matttala ul114 also not arrrive cmb via mattala its operate diretly to cmb that is why ul846 2hours delay

No. Its not a connecting flight to ul114.

Its schedule is CMB (12:30) - (13:25) IXM (14:25) - (15:35) HRI (16:20) - (17:10) CMB
But yesterday, it departed 4 hrs late from CMB (16:35).

**anthonylk** · 21-01-2015, 05:45 AM

Today 4R-ALM flying as UL 563 to Paris

**Sali** · 21-01-2015, 04:09 PM

Originally posted by anthonylk

The news article said that they will stop all flights on 9th Feb. Currently they are still operating from BIA - HRIA & back.

http://s17.postimg.org/nb6wcoczz/Capture.jpg

http://s24.postimg.org/uz68vjbqt/Capture2.jpg

its same today also UL848 Mattala/Beijing flight operated directly not visa mattala

**Serendib** · 22-01-2015, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by Azamh

Any news on srilankan chairman and ceo

Hemaka de Alwis, new chairman at SriLankan Airlines. His profile:https://lk.linkedin.com/pub/hemaka-de-alwis/23/9b4/9a9

Has anybody know more about this guy? is he suitable for this post?

**Cayman** · 22-01-2015, 12:09 PM

Originally posted by Serendib

Hemaka de Alwis, new chairman at SriLankan Airlines. His profile:https://lk.linkedin.com/pub/hemaka-de-alwis/23/9b4/9a9

Has anybody know more about this guy? is he suitable for this post?

According to this he is an associate of Faizer Mustapha, the new Minister of Aviation.

New Srilankan Airlines Chairman - Hemaka de Alwis?

http://lanciburuwa.blogspot.ae/2015/01/new-srilankan-airlines-chairman-hemaka.html

Hemaka de Alwis with Faizer Mustapha Hemaka de Alwis of Fairway Holdings is tipped to be the new Srilankan Airlines Chairman.

**channa** · 22-01-2015, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by Haleef

I came in ALA with the same seats :3 Simply hated the headrests! It feels like your head is lying on a hard rock!! My 1st worst experience ever!

4R-ALJ back in service. Running as UL 582 now from Rome to Colombo

**lordvader** · 23-01-2015, 10:56 AM

Originally posted by Cayman

According to this he is an associate of Faizer Mustapha, the new Minister of Aviation.

New Srilankan Airlines Chairman - Hemaka de Alwis?

http://lanciburuwa.blogspot.ae/2015/01/new-srilankan-airlines-chairman-hemaka.html

Hemaka de Alwis with Faizer Mustapha Hemaka de Alwis of Fairway Holdings is tipped to be the new Srilankan Airlines Chairman.

According to Hemaka's linked-in profile he has been a property developer most of life and it appears that his aviation experience amounts to "seen one and been in one"!

This says Ajith Dias is the new UL Chairman:

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**abhijith16** · 23-01-2015, 02:08 PM

According to airlineroute twitter feed, UL is changing a lot of things.

UL will be cancelling Moscow DME effective 06FEB (i.e - Zero'd out of the system)
UL plans to phase the A340 out by October 2015 (subject to change)
UL to operate A330-200 to LHR (no mix of aircraft) and FCO (moved out of A340-300)

**Serendib** · 23-01-2015, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by abhijith16

According to airlineroute twitter feed, UL is changing a lot of things.

UL will be cancelling Moscow DME effective 06FEB (i.e - Zero'd out of the system)
UL plans to phase the A340 out by October 2015 (subject to change)
UL to operate A330-200 to LHR (no mix of aircraft) and FCO (moved out of A340-300)

It will be interesting to see the summer 2015 schedule. I think they should start Australia.

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