Sri Lanka Aviation

Air Senok has an excellent website, but with a minor flaw.

They own the worlds' most powerful helicopters ..

As per the website ..

The aircraft can also be configured with the "enhanced cargo handling system". The system consists of an under sling which can carry up to 1200 tons.

Air Senok

Mihin website still showing Male schedule, are they still flying there?

I think you are talking of flight MJ1107/8. If yes , It is a Codeshare Flight Schedule as actual flight is operated by SriLankan Airlines UL107/8. Mihin Lanka does not fly to Male' anymore.

Air Senok belongs to Sajin Vaas Gunawardane I heard.

Can Anybody confirm this?

from what I know, Sajin's wirley birds are those Robbie types, the type that likes to drop out of sky faster than they get sent to the sky ..

No, Senok is not owned by Sajin.

Cathay Pacific sees Sri Lanka as a growth market

Hong-Kong based Cathay Pacific Airline has been operating in Sri Lanka since 1993 and continued to remain in the country.

As of now, it operates seven flights from Colombo to Hong Kong every week via Singapore and Bangkok.

Cathay operates daily passenger flights from Colombo with B777-300 aircraft in a 2 class configuration.

The airlines Country Manager for Sri Lanka, Edward Coles, joining for an interview with News360.lk said, Cathay as of now deploys its largest capacity aircraft on the Colombo route.

He said, as the country’s tourism industry is showing growth prospects, the Airline will continue to add destinations to the network, increasing access to the Island through its Hong Kong hub.

Thai AirAsia to Colombo

AirAsia, the World’s best Low-Cost Airline, celebrates their inaugural flights from Colombo to Bangkok yesterday.

Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia, “We are very excited to open up a world of opportunities for people to shop, sight-see, and experience all the flavors that Thailand has to offer, at a very affordable price. “Since tickets for this route went on sale on 4 January 2012, we have received tremendous positive feedback and we are very pleased to see that there is much demand for travel between the two cities”.

He said that they are currently operating on a 70% load factor and this would increase to 80% soon.

“As a low-cost carrier to fly to Sri Lanka, AirAsia is committed to offering the best fares on our brand-new Airbus A320 planes”. Bijleveld also believes that this new route will bring in a surge of visitors and business people from Thailand which will significantly stimulate Sri-Lanka’s travel industry. “Many Thai Buddhists love to visit Sri Lanka’s temples and religious sites during their Buddhist pilgrimage. We look forward to promoting such a beautiful destination along with the country’s UNESCO World Heritage sites”, said the CEO.

On the other hand, Bangkok’s temples, colorful night life, and mouth-watering cuisine is now within everyone’s reach and budget, thanks to AirAsia’s daily flights. The 180-seat Airbus A320 has leather seats and a variety of in-flight meals to choose from.

AirAsia, the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with approximately 139 routes. Within 10 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 100 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to approximately 106.

http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/03/02/bus07.asp

Air Asia sees Sri Lankan Venture Profitable

Air Asia’s Sri Lankan venture has been profitable according to its CEO Tassapn Bijeveld and is looking at increased advance bookings to reach 80 percent and he was confident that the figure would increase further.

"The advance booking patterns for our new flight indicated a load factor of 76 percent and we are confident that it would reach 80 percent within the next few weeks. We want to keep our operational costs down and give the lowest fares to the customer," he said speaking to The Island Financial Review.

"We have had a very profitable venture in Sri Lanka since we began operations four years ago. Sri Lanka and Thailand being predominantly two Buddhist countries there is so much potential in the religious tourism market and we are working on that," Bijleveld said.

"Our General Sales Agents Setmil Aviation Limited has done a tremendous job in promoting the airline and our sales in Sri Lanka have improved remarkably due to their efforts," Bijleveld said.

Sri Lanka should try to attract Qantas Airlines

Air Travel between Sri Lanka & Australia increasing very fast……….

Sri Lankan Airlines will add Melbourne to its portfolio shortly thereby increasing the number of destinations to 63, Aviation Services Minister, Priyankara Jayaratne said.

Minister Jayaratne said that the Government had taken a policy decision not to import any second hand aircraft for Sri Lankan Airlines in the future as it was economic in the long run to purchase brand new aircraft on soft lease. Then one need not have spent on major repairs for around six years to a decade.

What city do you think SriLankan Airlines will start new service to?

Please Vote. Link : http://www.airsrilanka.org/forum/sho...ination&p=2437

How about Copenhagen?

tell me what is the total srilankan population in denmark?