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  • edthenna
    Junior Member
    • Oct 2015
    • 12
    #6331
    Originally posted by Srilankan1
    Austrian Airlines has begun operations to the country after a lapse of 10 years with the arrival yesterday of the Boeing 767 300 aircraft with over 125 passengers including tourists on board from Vienna. The aircraft was welcomed at the Bandaranaike International Airport by the Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary Nihal Somaweera. Austria’s Consul General in Sri Lanka Seneka Amerasinghe and Austrian Air’s Vice President Hulfmann Kessinger were also present. -

    See more at: http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=business/....D9sBfXdM.dpuf
    Excellent news....However sustainability of the route will depend on at least having 80% Load factor....Surprisingly having only 125 passengers on an inaugural flight is not a good sign. Same fate took place with BA operation that lasted only few months.

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      • Sandaru
        Administrator
        • Oct 2015
        • 361
        #6332
        Originally posted by edthenna
        Excellent news....However sustainability of the route will depend on at least having 80% Load factor....Surprisingly having only 125 passengers on an inaugural flight is not a good sign. Same fate took place with BA operation that lasted only few months.
        Yes I'm also worrying about the sustainability of the route... the seat configuration of the aircraft came yesterday is 26 Business Class Seats and 199 Economic Class seats and all together 225 Seats. so if the total number of passengers were on the flight is 125 then the load is about 56% and that includes not only the tourists but the officials came to the inaugural ceremony...

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          • banuthev
            Administrator
            • Dec 2010
            • 4010
            #6333
            Originally posted by edthenna
            Excellent news....However sustainability of the route will depend on at least having 80% Load factor....Surprisingly having only 125 passengers on an inaugural flight is not a good sign. Same fate took place with BA operation that lasted only few months.
            Do you know how many pax were onboard in Biz class and Economy class among those 125 Pax in OS flight yesterday?

            To achieve the target Sri Lanka has to develop and promote the tourism to attract high spenders. It will help our aviation, hotels and tourism industry.

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              • ejanson65
                Senior Member
                • Jul 2013
                • 628
                #6334
                Hopefully a sign that things are moving in the right direction:-

                MR's BIL, Former SriLankan Chief Missing According To Wife, PRECIFAC In A Dilemma - Colombo Telegraph
                https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/mrs-bil-former-srilankan-chief-missing-according-to-wife-precifac-in-a-dilemma/
                […]


                Hopefully they will go after Druvi and Pradeepa - both of whom are still employed at UL. There's more than enough in the Weliamuna Commission report to file criminal charges against both of them.

                Anyone know if Kapila is still in the country?
                Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this business

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                  • edthenna
                    Junior Member
                    • Oct 2015
                    • 12
                    #6335
                    Originally posted by ejanson65
                    Hopefully a sign that things are moving in the right direction:-

                    MR's BIL, Former SriLankan Chief Missing According To Wife, PRECIFAC In A Dilemma - Colombo Telegraph
                    https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/mrs-bil-former-srilankan-chief-missing-according-to-wife-precifac-in-a-dilemma/
                    […]


                    Hopefully they will go after Druvi and Pradeepa - both of whom are still employed at UL. There's more than enough in the Weliamuna Commission report to file criminal charges against both of them.

                    Anyone know if Kapila is still in the country?
                    I doubt very much...Nishantha has discreetly gone abroad......and Kapila too would have followed...I recollect When the weliamuna report was presented to PM Ranil, with recommendations to file criminal charges for frauds against Nishantha & Board he promised to refer it to Bribery Commission for action. Looks like a deal has taken placed and the looters have gone missing.

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                      • edthenna
                        Junior Member
                        • Oct 2015
                        • 12
                        #6336
                        Originally posted by Sandaru
                        Yes I'm also worrying about the sustainability of the route... the seat configuration of the aircraft came yesterday is 26 Business Class Seats and 199 Economic Class seats and all together 225 Seats. so if the total number of passengers were on the flight is 125 then the load is about 56% and that includes not only the tourists but the officials came to the inaugural ceremony...
                        Sandaru...any idea what the passenger load on their return flight?

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                          • Cayman
                            Senior Member
                            • Mar 2011
                            • 379
                            #6337
                            Originally posted by edthenna
                            Looks like a deal has taken placed and the looters have gone missing.
                            Exactly!

                            It goes like "Ok, Now that you have had your fun looting, let us have our fair share too for the next couple of years".

                            At least under MR, the country prospered. Now SL does not even have that!

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                              • kennny15
                                Senior Member
                                • Feb 2013
                                • 164
                                #6338
                                1st flight Arrival of Austrian airlines to Sri Lanka

                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weFm4mxSIks

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                                  • Sandaru
                                    Administrator
                                    • Oct 2015
                                    • 361
                                    #6339
                                    Originally posted by kennny15
                                    1st flight Arrival of Austrian airlines to Sri Lanka

                                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weFm4mxSIks
                                    Wow thanks buddy for sharing the video... Did you notice the Icelandair TF-FIW aircraft???

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                                      • Sandaru
                                        Administrator
                                        • Oct 2015
                                        • 361
                                        #6340
                                        SriLankan Airlines Next A330-300 4R-ALP (F-WWCO) is now airborne.

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                                          • Srilankan1
                                            Senior Member
                                            • Dec 2010
                                            • 499
                                            #6341
                                            wow thanks Sandaru. Is this the ferry flight?

                                            so whats the time we can expect her in CMB.?

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                                              • Sandaru
                                                Administrator
                                                • Oct 2015
                                                • 361
                                                #6342
                                                Originally posted by Srilankan1
                                                wow thanks Sandaru. Is this the ferry flight?

                                                so whats the time we can expect her in CMB.?
                                                No Srilankan 1 i think this was a test flight... The aircraft returned back Toulouse after about 2hours of flight time....

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                                                  • banuthev
                                                    Administrator
                                                    • Dec 2010
                                                    • 4010
                                                    #6343
                                                    Originally posted by Sandaru
                                                    No Srilankan 1 i think this was a test flight... The aircraft returned back Toulouse after about 2hours of flight time....
                                                    It's one of three acceptance flight prior delivery to customer (UL) If I'm not mistaken.
                                                    4R-ALP is still in test registration F-WWCO which flew the first test flight on 7-Oct.
                                                    Looking forward to know more Latest updates from our gentlemen : skyliners, digitalairliners, Haleef & AF777

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                                                      • Haleef
                                                        Senior Member
                                                        • Nov 2012
                                                        • 1477
                                                        #6344
                                                        Originally posted by banuthev
                                                        It's one of three acceptance flight prior delivery to customer (UL) If I'm not mistaken.
                                                        4R-ALP is still in test registration F-WWCO which flew the first test flight on 7-Oct.
                                                        Looking forward to know more Latest updates from our gentlemen : skyliners, digitalairliners, Haleef & AF777
                                                        I'll update about 4 Romeo - Alpha Lima Papa in the evening.
                                                        Haleef Ismail
                                                        www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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                                                          • skyline
                                                            Senior Member
                                                            • Mar 2011
                                                            • 242
                                                            #6345
                                                            Originally posted by Sandaru
                                                            SriLankan Airlines Next A330-300 4R-ALP (F-WWCO) is now airborne.

                                                            Hey sandaru, why it's in sichuan airlines livery? Very strange.

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