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  • banuthev
    Administrator
    • Dec 2010
    • 4010

    #11191
    Originally posted by Serendib
    Mattala becoming hot spot for ship crew transfers
    Written by Zulfick Farzan

    25 May, 2020 | 11:03 AM

    Colombo (News 1st); The Mattala International Airport (MRIA) is fast becoming a hotspot for International Ship Crew Changes

    According to the official Facebook page of MRIA the Airport and Aviation Sri Lanka is geared to meet the need of connecting the Maritime and Aviation industries.

    Accordingly, another special charter flight, Boeing 737-800 will take flight from Brussels, Belgium to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) on 28th May to transfer 43 ship crew to a cruise ship anchored at Galle Harbor in Southern Sri Lanka.

    At the same time 35 ship crew are to depart on the return flight.
    What's the name of the airline?

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    • banuthev
      Administrator
      • Dec 2010
      • 4010

      #11192
      Is Myanmar Airways due to fly Mattala Airport?

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      • umedhah
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2010
        • 601

        #11193
        Originally posted by banuthev
        Is Myanmar Airways due to fly Mattala Airport?
        My guess is its just pandemic management? Corontine facilities might be located in southern Sri Lanka. So it's better to use HRI than CMB?
        ​Umedha Hettigoda ®

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

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        • Serendib
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2011
          • 1848

          #11194
          Tonight Enter Air Boeing 737 (SP-ENU) will fly back to Belgium with 37 crew members from a ship at Galle Harbour.

          Any picture?

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          • newsflasher
            Member
            • Apr 2011
            • 84

            #11195
            Thai quit CMB amongst several other destinations?

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            • banuthev
              Administrator
              • Dec 2010
              • 4010

              #11196
              Originally posted by newsflasher
              Thai quit CMB amongst several other destinations?
              Oh is it true? Some one please confirm.

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              • Serendib
                Senior Member
                • Jan 2011
                • 1848

                #11197
                Etihad Airways to resume flights to Colombo Airport

                Starting from June 20, Etihad will resume regular services from Sri Lanka to key cities on its global network via Abu Dhabi.

                Flight EY265 will depart Colombo on Thursdays and Saturdays at 0135 hours, landing in Abu Dhabi at 0430 (local time).

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                • banuthev
                  Administrator
                  • Dec 2010
                  • 4010

                  #11198
                  4R-ALS has been painted as SriLankan Cargo. Does this mean the aircraft is going to become a dedicated freighter aircraft? Does it still have pax seats?
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                  • Haleef
                    Senior Member
                    • Nov 2012
                    • 1477

                    #11199
                    Another picture of 4R-ALS converted to a cargo aircraft. Aircraft has a few seats at the aft for the crew, but the BC and EY seats are all removed to my knowledge.

                    Hangar image - Dyan R.



                    Interior images - Planes (Facebook).



                    Last edited by Haleef; 23-06-2020, 01:31 AM.
                    Haleef Ismail
                    www.youtube.com/haleef1 | www.instagram.com/cmb_spotter

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                    • channa
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2013
                      • 231

                      #11200
                      Sri Lanka airline eyeing flights to Korea, China, Australia, Maldives from August

                      SriLankan Airlines is planning to fly to Korea, China and Australia if the airport is re-opened for passengers from August as planned in the Covid-era, amid ongoing efforts to boost cargo carriage and slash costs to survive, officials said.


                      If Srilankan adds more flights to China in future, Johanesburgh and Nairobi should be on cards too.

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                      • banuthev
                        Administrator
                        • Dec 2010
                        • 4010

                        #11201
                        Hi Haleef, Do you know when 4R-ALS due to enter dedicated freighter service?
                        I think its good idea to use 4R-ALS as a dedicated cargo aircraft instead of carrying cargo using new A333

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                        • banuthev
                          Administrator
                          • Dec 2010
                          • 4010

                          #11202
                          Originally posted by channa
                          https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-ai...-august-71337/

                          If Srilankan adds more flights to China in future, Johanesburgh and Nairobi should be on cards too.
                          SriLankan Airlines to Korea? Is Korean air going to discontinue Colombo flights? Wonder how the network is going to be for SriLankan after COVID19.

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                          • Martin-LH10
                            Junior Member
                            • Jun 2020
                            • 1

                            #11203
                            This would seem to be a good time to convert this older and odd (not matching the rest of the A330 fleet) 4R-ALS into a REAL cargo plane, by taking out the rest of the pax interior, floor, overhead bins etc, and installing a large main deck cargo door (and reinforced floor). Maybe the long term business case is not an easy one to make, but older pax ac often end up as cargo planes anyways.

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                            • Serendib
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2011
                              • 1848

                              #11204
                              Srilankan Airlines relaunched air freight carrier

                              Last edited by Serendib; 25-06-2020, 05:48 PM.

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                              • Serendib
                                Senior Member
                                • Jan 2011
                                • 1848

                                #11205
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