Sri Lanka Aviation

**Praetorian** · 15-08-2012, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by CalgaryLankan

This Airline Route posting answers your question.

http://airlineroute.net/2012/08/15/ba-cmb-s13/

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BTW this is a very good sign that finally a European mainline carrier is coming back to SL after so many years of absence.

Banu, do you have a list of other mainline carriers operated to SL before the war. I know KLM, Lufthansa, Swissair operated but may be you (or someone else) have a better compilation.

Austrian Airways also flew to SL.

**Praetorian** · 15-08-2012, 09:20 PM

Any new news on what type of aircraft SriLankan plan on aquiring to replace the A340s?

**banuthev** · 16-08-2012, 06:52 AM

Originally posted by CalgaryLankan

Banu, do you have a list of other mainline carriers operated to SL before the war. I know KLM, Lufthansa, Swissair operated but may be you (or someone else) have a better compilation.

British Airways, KLM, Air France, Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines, Balkan Bulgarian, Cyprus Airways, CSA Czech Airlines, Swissair ..

I still remember Aeroflot used to operate SVO-KHI-CMB on Mondays and Wednesdays using A310 which used to land in CMB at 12:10 then depart at 22:40 after spending around 10 hours in Colombo.

As far as I know Lufthansa never operated a pax operations to Colombo though LTU and Condor Flug used to connect Colombo with Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Dusseldorf in 2000s. Lufthansa Cargo flew on FRA-SHJ-BLR-CMB 3 x weekly on MD11Fs.

Originally posted by Praetorian

Any new news on what type of aircraft SriLankan plan on aquiring to replace the A340s?

I will post here when I get the update about replacing A340s.

**CalgaryLankan** · 16-08-2012, 09:58 PM

Originally posted by Banuthev

British Airways, KLM, Air France, Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines, Balkan Bulgarian, Cyprus Airways, CSA Czech Airlines, Swissair ..

As far as I know Lufthansa never operated a pax operations to Colombo though LTU and Condor Flug used to connect Colombo with Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Dusseldorf in 2000s. Lufthansa Cargo flew on FRA-SHJ-BLR-CMB 3 x weekly on MD11Fs.

Yes Banu, You are probably correct, LH did not operate PAX service to SL.

Did SAS ever operated to Colombo? Wikipedia says it did, but I am not sure.

**Praetorian** · 16-08-2012, 10:32 PM

Originally posted by Banuthev

I will post here when I get the update about replacing A340s.

Thanks Banuthev

**ecureilx** · 17-08-2012, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by CalgaryLankan

Yes Banu, You are probably correct, LH did not operate PAX service to SL.

Did SAS ever operated to Colombo? Wikipedia says it did, but I am not sure.

LH had a succesful presence in Sri Lanka, selling their code-shared flights, for onward travel .. but from my memory too, don't remember them sending anything other than charters.

LH, like other carriers, do charters ..

**Srilankan1** · 17-08-2012, 03:57 PM

There were no Direct services of LH to Colombo.

Condor the Charter Wing was flyiing to Colombo.

**Srilankan1** · 17-08-2012, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by 4RADA

British Airways Resumes Sri Lanka Service from late-March 2013

by JL Update at 1400GMT 15AUG12

British Airways from 31MAR13 is resuming service to Sri Lanka, after 15 years of service suspension. The oneWorld member will extend existing 3 weekly London Gatwick – Male service to Colombo, although it does not have local traffic rights on Male – Colombo sector.

Schedule:

BA2043 LGW1935 – 0950+1MLE1050+1 – 1245+1CMB 777 357
BA2042 CMB1415 – 1515MLE1630 – 2305LGW 777 146

BA last operated London – Dubai – Colombo service twice a week until 28MAR98 (29OCT95 – 25OCT97 2 weekly DC10 originating Gatwick; 26OCT97 to 28MAR98 2 weekly 777 originating Heathrow). It also operated Colombo service in mid-80s until 21MAY88.

http://airlineroute.net/2012/08/15/ba-cmb-s13/

Good news and more good news to hear they are gonna use a 777 Aircraft.

**SSCMK** · 17-08-2012, 07:07 PM

Guys, the IXM - CMB flight by MJ is not showing up in Amadeus now, any problem / updates?

**4R-ADA** · 17-08-2012, 07:40 PM

Originally posted by Srilankan1

Good news and more good news to hear they are gonna use a 777 Aircraft.

BA will be operating the service with a Boeing 777 aircraft that offers three grades of cabin, including Club World class, which will feature fully flat beds.

British Airways Seat Maps - http://thebasource.com/777j48w24y203seatmap.html

**4R-ADA** · 17-08-2012, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by 4RADA

BA will be operating the service with a Boeing 777 aircraft that offers three grades of cabin, including Club World class, which will feature fully flat beds.

British Airways Seat Maps - http://thebasource.com/777j48w24y203seatmap.html

British Airways B777-236ER

Club World Class

World Traveller Premium

World Traveller Economy

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**88gee** · 17-08-2012, 08:07 PM

cool

but i love 747s mostly the queen of skies ♥

**banuthev** · 17-08-2012, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by SSCMK

Guys, the IXM - CMB flight by MJ is not showing up in Amadeus now, any problem / updates?

Mihin Lanka Madurai Flight still showing in Amadeus. First MJ flight to IXM on 29th Oct 2012. It's likely IXM flights will be operated with A321-231. 2nd A321 to be added to the MJ fleet on 1st week of September 2012 - http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FwT8buMTHl...0/P7310229.JPG

Originally posted by 4RADA

BA will be operating the service with a Boeing 777 aircraft that offers three grades of cabin, including Club World class, which will feature fully flat beds.

British Airways Seat Maps - http://thebasource.com/777j48w24y203seatmap.html

Thanks for info and pics. Glad to see BA has opened the CMB flight Reservation seven months before the flight-launch. BA exploits the LON-MLE-CMB sector which was previously operated by SriLankan 4 x weekly. I think BA/UL (To be OW partners in 2013) may codeshare on this route :-)

Originally posted by ecureilx

LH had a succesful presence in Sri Lanka, selling their code-shared flights, for onward travel .. but from my memory too, don't remember them sending anything other than charters.

LH, like other carriers, do charters ..

LTU operated CMB flights on all seasons as schedule operator. On those days, German flights regularly visited CMB with a minimum of 4 x weekly but now not even single German Airline operate to Colombo. Hopefully LH will launch CMB flights near future as German Tourists Arrivals to Sri Lanka rose with 37,933 visitors up 26 percent last month.

**SSCMK** · 18-08-2012, 03:16 AM

Originally posted by Banuthev

Mihin Lanka Madurai Flight still showing in Amadeus. First MJ flight to IXM on 29th Oct 2012. It's likely IXM flights will be operated with A321-231. 2nd A321 to be added to the MJ fleet on 1st week of September 2012 - http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FwT8buMTHl...0/P7310229.JPG

Thanks Banuthev, SG is going to be the ice breaker as they may begin services by early or mid September. Some of our AAM guys are visiting Colombo in the first flight.

**Serendib** · 18-08-2012, 09:58 AM

Originally posted by CalgaryLankan

This Airline Route posting answers your question.

http://airlineroute.net/2012/08/15/ba-cmb-s13/

BA have no 5th freedom on MLE-CMB

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