Sri Lanka Aviation

What happen to AirASIA plan to launch BKK-CMB four weekly flight... as per media reports the flight supposed to be started on 11/11/2019...
there were radio commercials as well...

http://www.dailymirror.lk/business-n...hts/273-174587

4R-ALS flew to Kathmandu today

4R-ALS today flown the Sri Lankan contingent to Kathmandu for the South Asian Games 2019.
Flight operated as UL 4181 and 4182. It has Srilankan Livery now.

Source - SriLankan Airlines (Facebook)


Also heard that ALS will get a new interior refurbishing soon.

few of my office team mates went in the flight to KTM

Here a video of landing at katunayaka this video was rec last year its my first video so enjoy with this https://youtu.be/z5dtg5vP8kk

SriLankan Airlines wins Future Travel Experience award
December, 3, 2019

Airline Passenger Experience - Regional Choice Awards
SriLankan Airlines received yet another global accolade based on passenger ratings when it won the Passenger Choice Award for ‘Best Wi-Fi for Central Asia’ from the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) at the Future Travel Experience Asia Awards 2019 held in Singapore recently.

Vipula Gunatilleka, CEO of SriLankan, said: “We are delighted to receive yet another award from APEX. As this a Passenger Choice Award reflecting genuine passenger feedback and ratings towards our Wi-Fi services, this award is more special and we value the recognition our passengers have provided us.”

Sri Lanka’s National Carrier received the award at the Future Travel Experience Asia Expo which was held on 13th November 2019 at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. At the same event, SriLankan Airlines was re-awarded its ‘Four Star Major Airline 2020’ Official Airline Rating which was presented at the APEX EXPO held in Los Angeles earlier this year.

APEX (https://apex.aero) is a non-profit trade organisation comprised of airlines, industry suppliers, media groups and aviation industry leaders that is dedicated to elevating the overall passenger experience in commercial air travel. It has offices in the United States, Europe, China, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia.

SriLankan’s Wi-Fi services are provided by SITAONAIR, its partner for on-board connectivity, allowing our passengers to connect to the internet and make calls from their smart phones with ease.

The Official Airline Ratings and APEX Passenger Choice Awards are created based on neutral, third-party passenger feedback and insights gathered through APEX’s partnership with TripIt from Concur. Using a five-star scale, more than one million flights were rated by passengers across nearly 600 airlines from around the world and were independently certified by a professional external auditing company.

SriLankan has been consistently winning prestigious accolades, including ‘Leading International Airline’ in South Asia and ‘Leading Airline Passenger Class – Business’ award, both for the second consecutive year at the South Asian Travel Awards 2019 (SATA); ‘Best Marketing Innovation’ award from APEX; two awards at the World Travel Awards 2018 Asia and Australasia; ‘Best Full Service Airline in Central & South Asia’ at the Future Travel Experience Asia Awards; and ‘Innovation in Commercial Airline Cabins’ at the In-flight Asia Pacific Awards.

SriLankan Airlines has a route network of 130 cities in 58 countries, including codeshare operations in partnership with the world’s finest airlines. A member of the prestigious oneworld global airline partnership, SriLankan Airlines also connects travelers to over 1,000 cities in 160 countries through its oneworld partner airlines.

Souce:adederana.lk

Hi Channa, Haleef & Hasitha, Do you know why 4R-ALS is not flying since 30-Nov-19?

Chairmen of three State Institutions!
5 December 2019 03:49 pm

Chairman for several state institutions have been selected, reports claimed. Accordingly, chairmen for Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Board of Investment and Sri Lankan Airlines have been selected.

Kimali Fernando, a key figure in banking and finance sector, daughter in law to Meril J Fernando, owner of Dilmah Tea, has been appointed as Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. Fernando was also the former chief executive officer of Pan Asia Bank. She was nominated as chairman for People's Bank prior to selecting her as Chairman for Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, however, given controversies erupted in her tenure as CEO to Pan Asia Bank, the decision was later changed, according to reports.

Former Chairman of Keels, Susantha Rathnayake has been appointed as Chairman of Board of Insvestment. Rathnayake was a former chairman of Ceylon Tea Board and a former chairman of Sri Lanka Commerce Board. He also served as a board member in the board of directors of Sri Lankan Airlines, and is a well experienced individual in the business sector.

Founder of Softlogic Group, Asok Pathirage, known conqueror in the business world, has been appointed as Chairman of Sri Lankan Airlines.

Source: Lankanews

4R-ALS flying today on CMB-DOH-CMB sector as UL 217/UL 218

He is a capable guy. Hope he could do some goodwork to revive the Airline.

Here is the picture of 4R-ALS after getting fresh paint work. Look nice

Sydney - Colombo



UL may have a good potential for Colombo- Sydney route and also forward Indian connections.

yes.. not just Indian... UL should target both Kathmandu and Dhaka as well... see those two are also pleasing..

UL is already connecting Dhaka and it is matter of connecting Kathmandu, sometime back Himalayan was travelling here connecting KTM-CMB-KTM route

can anyone confirm this?

ALJ isn't flying since the 5th - does that mean its leaving the fleet too?