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looks like you haven't traveled between North America and South Asia
try doing a booking between YOW and CMB on Srilankan.com web site and let me know the transit time
Are you aware LHR Airport Tax is one of the highest in Europe?
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double daily that's a wishful thinking UL has sold some of the slots??? that was the previous managmentThere has been talk about going double daily to London again but with the current management/government changing their mind every month on what to do it's anybody's guess whether it will happen.Comment
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Second tier cities always have lengthy connections, not just for CMB, typically for most places. Try YYZ for better connections.
Really? Airport tax is the criteria for selecting a flight. For the most people it would be safety, schedule and airfare in that order or any other order. (I understand that airfare comprise the Airport tax, but that makes a very insignificant difference in the real world)
Agree, that was not a very prudent decision.Comment
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yes & have you tried YYZ or YUL on srilankan.com
originating flights are all red eye and long layover for the connection
by the way Ottawa - Gatineau is the 4 - 5 largest city in Canada with over 6000 diplomats/160 Embassies, the Feds & Canadian Silicon Valley (Pop 1.35 Million)
it is not a second tier City...you must getting confused with Canberra in AU
Ottawa has very good connection to any European/US/Asian/Latin American destination with less than 2 - 3 hour connection from Toronto/Montreal/London/Frankfurt/New Jersey/Philadelphia/Chicago on a SINGLE airline
airport tax is part of the airfare...which adds up...compared to CDG and FRAReally? Airport tax is the criteria for selecting a flight. For the most people it would be safety, schedule and airfare in that order or any other order. (I understand that airfare comprise the Airport tax, but that makes a very insignificant difference in the real world)
Hmmm...Agree, that was not a very prudent decision.Last edited by Speedbird; 10-02-2017, 01:32 AM.Comment
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Connection through NRT is not popular and expensive too.It is the same for CXComment
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I have actually though it was on EK.
BTW YOW is a bad example to try and show connections between South Asia and North America. While it's not a second tier city it also doesn't have as much demand as say YYZ or YUL. Those are amply served
Doesn't mean that it isn't used as a transit point on a daily basis.Are you aware LHR Airport Tax is one of the highest in Europe?
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Alot of UL's future planning is wishful thinking. I just mentioned an idea that was floated around last year. And if they are really serious they can always try to lease the slots to operate a flightdouble daily that's a wishful thinking UL has sold some of the slots??? that was the previous managmentComment
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I know talk is cheapSpeedbird here's the article: http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2016/10/09/bus24.aspComment
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Please read my previous response...it is same for YYZ and YUL
by the way you are aware that EK has only 3 flights per WEEK for Canada
there is a cost even for transit...tax is wrong term i used
Doesn't mean that it isn't used as a transit point on a daily basis.
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...talk is cheap my friend
Alot of UL's future planning is wishful thinking. I just mentioned an idea that was floated around last year. And if they are really serious they can always try to lease the slots to operate a flightLast edited by Speedbird; 10-02-2017, 01:29 AM.Comment
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Yes but ealier since you mentioned North America in general EK is still quite a good option.
Indeed. Just wanted to provide a source for what I posted earlier....talk is cheap my friendComment
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Thank you!
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AF can thank UL for giving away this traffic to them. It looks like as a result of UL dropping Paris, AF have stepped in to fill the void left for the Maldives market.Air France earlier this week opened reservation for planned service to Maldives, announced by the airline on Monday. From 01NOV17, the Skyteam member plans to operate Paris CDG – Male route twice a week, with 3-class Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.
AF222 CDG2050 – 1020+1MLE 772 36
AF223 MLE1305 – 1935CDG 772 47
//. I think it's high time AF starts to cmb as UL doesn't fly to CDG
Maldives is way more higher yielding than Sri Lanka in general, so it makes more sense that AF go there.Comment


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