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  • Mach3
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2016
    • 110

    #8416
    Originally posted by ejanson65
    More wishful thinking by the GOSL - not going to happen.
    Just like that they would be speaking all day long and may even day dream, Mention all about their fantasise in press meetings but as far as this board is considered nothing would be implemented. And ultimately the humble taxpayer will have to absorb all losses of this incompetent airline.

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    • Mach3
      Senior Member
      • Mar 2016
      • 110

      #8417
      Originally posted by banuthev
      Hi Rahal,

      SriLankan's one and only A319 (4R-MRF) has not been flying for last seven days. Any reasons why? Is it under going lease return checks. 4R-MRC and 4R-ABK are already in the process of returning back to lessor. Any idea which is next aircraft going to leave UL after 4R-MRF? Are the A332s leaving UL this year?
      How about 4R-MRD. I am seeing it flying around with an all white livery which means that it won't be transferred onto the UL fleet. So when have they planned to lease return it. Planning to fly short haul this holidays in April I really hope my flight won't be onboard a hapless airplane like that.

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      • banuthev
        Administrator
        • Dec 2010
        • 4010

        #8418
        Maldivian Airlines to begin a Daily flights on Male' - Ratmalana route.
        After 50 years, Ratmalana Airport is going to operate the International Flights. Great News.

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        • umedhah
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 601

          #8419
          Originally posted by banuthev
          Maldivian Airlines to begin a Daily flights on Male' - Ratmalana route.
          After 50 years, Ratmalana Airport is going to operate the International Flights. Great News.
          Wow great news
          ​Umedha Hettigoda ®

          https://banners-my.flightradar24.com/umedhah.png

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          • Aaqib
            Senior Member
            • Apr 2013
            • 474

            #8420
            Originally posted by banuthev
            Maldivian Airlines to begin a Daily flights on Male' - Ratmalana route.
            After 50 years, Ratmalana Airport is going to operate the International Flights. Great News.
            Waiting for this! As I always said, RML would serve as a great hub for airlines operating turboprops such as Maldivian, Spice Jet and Jet Airways to serve both Maldives and south India

            Let's now hope that the terminal goes through some refurbishment
            - Aaqib Hussain
            http://www.youtube.com/@theflyinglankan

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            • Mach3
              Senior Member
              • Mar 2016
              • 110

              #8421
              Originally posted by Aaqib
              Waiting for this! As I always said, RML would serve as a great hub for airlines operating turboprops such as Maldivian, Spice Jet and Jet Airways to serve both Maldives and south India

              Let's now hope that the terminal goes through some refurbishment
              What are the capabilities of the existing terminal. How many pax can it handle per hour. And on the other hand we have infrastructure problem as well for eg:- from where I live in Colombo I would rather fancy travelling to CMB rather RML because the road which leads to RML (galle road) is heavily congested and on arrival there won't be any transport services leading out of RML.

              So overall new flight services would be great news but these insignificant problems has to be addressed as well

              On top of everything what's pretty ironic about this is the fact that RML is gonna be much engaged than mattala.

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              • dilushasg-bdavi
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2011
                • 555

                #8422
                Originally posted by Aaqib
                Waiting for this! As I always said, RML would serve as a great hub for airlines operating turboprops such as Maldivian, Spice Jet and Jet Airways to serve both Maldives and south India
                Spicejet too should do the same and start the IXM-RML route instead of IXM-CMB

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                • dilushasg-bdavi
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2011
                  • 555

                  #8423
                  Originally posted by banuthev
                  Maldivian Airlines to begin a Daily flights on Male' - Ratmalana route.
                  After 50 years, Ratmalana Airport is going to operate the International Flights. Great News.


                  Looks like it's going to be a thrice daily Dash8 service

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                  • banuthev
                    Administrator
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 4010

                    #8424
                    Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi
                    Spicejet too should do the same and start the IXM-RML route instead of IXM-CMB
                    If I am not mistaken, most of the IXM passengers are flying to CMB to take transit for Gulf and Far East flights. Better idea is MAA-RML.

                    I am very surprised, Expo Aviation of Sri Lanka had a ATR in their fleet. Why didn't fly MLE, MAA, TRZ flights from RML ?

                    Cant they be able to extend the RML runway towards land-side to accommodate A320/B737?

                    Waste of money building an airport in HRI. SLgov must have build the second runway for CMB and improve the RML to the standard to handle regional flights.

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                    • SKYBUCK729
                      Member
                      • Apr 2013
                      • 84

                      #8425
                      Originally posted by umedhah
                      Wow great news
                      Any idea , as to when they are going to start the RML/MLE flights

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                      • SKYBUCK729
                        Member
                        • Apr 2013
                        • 84

                        #8426
                        Originally posted by umedhah
                        Wow great news
                        Not after 50 years. if I remember right , there were flights from RMA to South India in the early 70s

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                        • banuthev
                          Administrator
                          • Dec 2010
                          • 4010

                          #8427
                          Originally posted by SKYBUCK729
                          Any idea , as to when they are going to start the RML/MLE flights
                          Maldivian said “We can announce a date to begin the flights over the next two to three weeks.”

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                          • lordvader
                            Senior Member
                            • Jan 2011
                            • 366

                            #8428
                            Originally posted by Cayman
                            It appears while Eran wants to go ahead with TPG, Ravi wants to go back to square one and start dreaming for the white knight that never showed up.

                            Also, the article repeatedly refers to TPG as the "shortlisted" party. If TPG are the only party in contention, aren't they the "Chosen" party? Is this an oversight or are they actually still looking at other two shortlisted parties too?

                            As I said before, every day that GoSL keep UL in their books is a huge loss for the tax payer.
                            Interesting read about how how Air Lanka was originally privatised (especially the speech by RW - wonder if this could come back to haunt him). Looks like its deja vu for TPG:

                            http://www.sundaytimes.lk/980524/news4.html

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                            • Aviational
                              Member
                              • Feb 2011
                              • 31

                              #8429
                              If Sri Lankan is Planning to be a regional Airline, Will they start Mauritius, Reunion

                              Can A320 Neo fly this sector?

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                              • banuthev
                                Administrator
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 4010

                                #8430
                                Originally posted by Aviational
                                If Sri Lankan is Planning to be a regional Airline, Will they start Mauritius, Reunion

                                Can A320 Neo fly this sector?
                                According to SriLankan Website, the range of an SriLankan's A320neo is 6850km (3780nm). So it should be able to do both MAU (3881km) and REU (4100km) from Colombo.

                                SriLankan said it has interested in operating new routes to Yangoon, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Visakapatnam. I'm not sure if it's still the case.

                                Btw could Mauritius and Reunion make good revenue for SriLankan?

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