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  • Serendib
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 1807

    #7846
    Originally posted by Max
    SriLankan Airlines starts Dhaka-Colombo flights

    SriLankan Airlines, the national flag carrier of Sri Lanka, starts direct flight from Dhaka to Colombo today.

    The airline will operate the daily flight by an Airbus A330 with 18 seats in business class and 252 seats in economy class.

    Through this direct flight service SriLankan Airlines will also provide convenient connections to 100 destinations in 47 countries in its global network and over 1,000 destinations via the oneworld alliance network, according to a press statement.

    The non-stop flight will offer a state-of-the-art entertainment system and exquisite in-flight cuisine.

    The service is expected to cater to a mix of passengers including leisure travellers, business travellers, students and passengers connecting to Sri Lankan's global network.

    The new service between Dhaka and Colombo would boost SriLankan Airlines' strategic focus on the Asian region, connecting Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.

    http://www.thedailystar.net/business...-today-1306438
    A330-200 got 18J 252Y config.
    4R-ALQ is A330-300. New bird. Why on earth UL is flying newbirds to destination like Dhaka.

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    • dilushasg-bdavi
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2011
      • 555

      #7847
      Originally posted by Serendib
      A330-200 got 18J 252Y config.
      4R-ALQ is A330-300. New bird. Why on earth UL is flying newbirds to destination like Dhaka.
      They can take the risk of flying new birds to Chennai, Dhaka, Dammam, Riyadh, etc because the planes won't return back to CMB as flying dumpsters unlike on flights to LHE and KHI.

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      • Aaqib
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2013
        • 474

        #7848
        Originally posted by Serendib
        A330-200 got 18J 252Y config.
        4R-ALQ is A330-300. New bird. Why on earth UL is flying newbirds to destination like Dhaka.
        To be honest using an A333 to DAC is very practical mainly since MJ operated a Double Daily flight to keep up with the demand for this growing market utilizing both their A321's.
        UL has taken a correct decision to operate a bigger aircraft once a day

        and yes I think we'd better find another Airline to sub-lease our A333's to
        - Aaqib Hussain
        http://www.youtube.com/@theflyinglankan

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        • ejanson65
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2013
          • 628

          #7849
          If they are really serious about turning the Airline around then perhaps stopping the Racketeering/Racketeers would be a good idea.



          Guess they're not serious as long as this sort of thing continues with no investigation or attempt to recover the money.
          Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this business

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          • SpookyFlyer
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2011
            • 187

            #7850
            Originally posted by banuthev
            * Thai AirAsia is flying Don Mueng-Colombo flights on 31 Oct as per Airport.lk;
            This is interesting but the flight is still not available for bookings. It will make a big impact on UL and TG flying from BKK. It is easy to reach DMK than BKK for most of the tourist coming to Thailand and there are very good connecting flights from DMK for most of the tourist destinations in the region.

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            • Max
              Senior Member
              • Apr 2011
              • 919

              #7851
              Investors, no airlines, seeking to buy SriLankan Airlines

              Sri Lanka is likely to end up with narrow shortlist of about 'two or three' investors out of about eight who expressed initial interest, Deputy Finance Minister Eran Wickramaratne said.

              Parties that expressed interest are currently engaging in due diligence to provide firm proposals, but there are no airlines among them, he told reporters.



              Is it BlackRock vs TPG Capital ????
              Last edited by Max; 01-11-2016, 09:07 AM.

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              • ejanson65
                Senior Member
                • Jul 2013
                • 628

                #7852
                Originally posted by Max
                Investors, no airlines, seeking to buy SriLankan Airlines

                Sri Lanka is likely to end up with narrow shortlist of about 'two or three' investors out of about eight who expressed initial interest, Deputy Finance Minister Eran Wickramaratne said.

                Parties that expressed interest are currently engaging in due diligence to provide firm proposals, but there are no airlines among them, he told reporters.



                Is it BlackRock vs TPG Capital ????
                The whole thing is nothing but a Fairy Tale imho.

                There is no conceivable way for this Airline to ever make money. The only people making money are the Racketeers and their cronies.

                Why would anyone invest in this?
                Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this business

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                • banuthev
                  Administrator
                  • Dec 2010
                  • 3947

                  #7853
                  Originally posted by MalaysiaMustafa
                  It seems MRE is taken out of service for painting.
                  4R-MRE is not flying for more than a week. Is it being painted in SriLankan colors or undergoing lease return checks ?

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                  • banuthev
                    Administrator
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 3947

                    #7854
                    Originally posted by Mach3
                    Why MRI, It has proved to be financially non viable.
                    4R-MRF / A319 is flying as UL4118 from HRI to CMB on the 2-Nov. Any reason ?

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                    • shashikalakshan
                      Junior Member
                      • Jan 2016
                      • 23

                      #7855
                      Originally posted by banuthev
                      4R-MRE is not flying for more than a week. Is it being painted in SriLankan colors or undergoing lease return checks ?
                      I saw 4R-MRE also painted fully white as like others

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                      • Serendib
                        Senior Member
                        • Jan 2011
                        • 1807

                        #7856
                        SriLankan Airlines launches Seychelles service to attract Indian, Chinese tourists



                        In a bid to attract more tourists from India as also China, to Seychelles, SriLankan Airlines on Thursday launched its inaugural service to the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. | World News

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                        • Max
                          Senior Member
                          • Apr 2011
                          • 919

                          #7857
                          SriLankan Airlines which replaces Mihin Lanka will operate four flights per week to Seychelles.



                          The Seychelles Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Port and Marine, Alain St. Ange and the chief commercial officer of SriLankan Airlines, Siva Ramachandran speaking at the airport on Thursday.



                          The A320 with 66 passengers onboard touched down at the Seychelles’ international airport at Pointe Larue on the eastern coast of the main island, Mahe, at around 10:15 am.

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                          • Mach3
                            Senior Member
                            • Mar 2016
                            • 110

                            #7858
                            66 pax. Will it generate enough revenue?

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                            • LankaXWB
                              Member
                              • Jan 2016
                              • 32

                              #7859
                              Interesting article. Different view point on Mihin. http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Wh...r--118656.html

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                              • Serendib
                                Senior Member
                                • Jan 2011
                                • 1807

                                #7860
                                Originally posted by banuthev
                                SriLankan Airlines to start A320neo ops in 1Q2017. I think the first A320neo for UL is MSN7486
                                Looks like MSN 7486 will be the second A321neo production frame, for SriLankan Airlines.

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