Sri Lanka Aviation

**Serendib** · 30-09-2024, 06:27 AM

Originally posted by Azamh

Any update with Government re structure Sri Lankan airlines

NPP Govt. abandons plan to privatize SriLankan Airlines

NPP Govt. abandons plan to privatize SriLankan Airlines

* Says it should remain with state for tourism promotion

* Plans for new management improvement

Colombo, September 30 (Daily Mirror) - The National People’s Power (NPP) government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is to abandon initial plans by the previous rule to sell off or divest the cash strapped SriLankan Airlines, an official said.

The previous government initially planned the sale process of the national career through the State Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit . After that the former Cabinet said it abandoned the sale process and decided to look at an alternate model to divest the airline.

However, Chairman of the NPP Economic Council Prof. Anil Jayantha said the government believes that the national career should remain with the state given its significance for the development of tourism. He said the airline would not be sold off or divested as a result.

He said a new model for the improvement of its management would be considered instead.

The previous Cabinet agreed to take over debts of US $ 510 debts of the national career in a move to attract a private investor . It originally decided to sell at least 51 percent of the state-owned carrier.

https://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story...nes/155-292708

**Serendib** · 01-10-2024, 08:00 PM

Policy decision on SriLankan Airlines restructure to be taken after elections

Tuesday October 1, 2024 6:31 pm

ECONOMYNEXT – No decision on the restructure of state-run SriLankan Airlines will be taken until after elections bring a new government to office, Minister Vijitha Herath said.

“In this interim period we will not go for any policy related decisions,” Minister Herath told reporters at weekly post-cabinet press briefing.

“In a future government, which we will build soon, we will go for some actions. At the moment, in this short period we will not go for policy decisions.”

Sri Lanka sought a buyer for a stake sale of SriLankan Airlines but nothing was finalized, the current sale process was dropped amid weak interest.

Sri Lanka abandons sale process of SriLankan Airlines

However SriLankan has debt, including a government guaranteed bond, that has to be resolved. (Colombo/Oct01/2024)

Policy decision on SriLankan Airlines restructure to be taken after elections | EconomyNext

https://economynext.com/policy-decision-on-srilankan-airlines-restructure-to-be-taken-after-elections-181836/

No decision on the sale of state-run SriLankan Airlines will be taken until after elections bring a new government to office, Minister Vijitha Herath said.

**WizzWaveSien** · 02-10-2024, 11:46 AM

Hey everyone!!
I’ve created a crash course covering airlines expanding their services to SL, including aircraft deployment on routes to CMB and more.

2024

Indigo to deploy A321NEO from BLR TO CMB, replacing A320NEO, flights will be daily from OCT 1st (Yesterday)
Indigo to begin 3rd daily service from MAA TO CMB, flights will be operated using A320 and A320NEO
Indigo to increase flights from BOM to CMB from 3 weekly to 6 weekly, end of OCT 24
Spicejet to resume MAA-CMB flights from OCT 27th, Daily 737

Air China to operate daily flights from TFU to CMB starting from October 27th, A320 and A320NEO (depending on days) will be deployed on this route
China Eastern to increase CMB-MLE from 2 weekly to 3 weekly.
China Eastern to continue KMG-CMB flights after increasing it from 2 weekly to daily, 737 will be deployed.

Aeroflot to deploy 777-300ERs from OCT 3rd on SVO-CMB, will increase to 4 weekly from the end of OCT 24
Redwings to begin 777-200 flights from MRV (NOV 2 onwards twice weekly) to HRI
Redwings to also begin 777-200 flights from KUF (OCT 29 onwards, flights will be bi-weekly) to HRI
Redwings to begin flights from TJM (No schedule yet, twice weekly) to HRI
(Thanks Serendib and Banu for the info)

Edelweiss to resume ZRH-CMB from October 31st (one weekly) A340 will be deployed. (Outbound flight will have a stopover in MLE before continuing back to ZRH), Flights will continue until May 2025.

Jetstar Asia to resume SIN-CMB flights from NOV 21st. A320 will be deployed.(five weekly)

2025

Emirates to begin 5th daily service from DXB, (January 2nd onwards), A350 will be deployed

Cathay Pacific to operate 4 weekly flights from 2nd of January 2025 to 1st of March 2025. Frequency will be increased from 4 weekly to 5 weekly starting from 2nd of March to 30th of March. A330 will be deployed.

Please correct me if I missed anything. Thanks

**banuthev** · 03-10-2024, 06:13 AM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien

Hey everyone!!
I’ve created a crash course covering airlines expanding their services to SL, including aircraft deployment on routes to CMB and more.

2024

Indigo to deploy A321NEO from BLR TO CMB, replacing A320NEO, flights will be daily from OCT 1st (Yesterday)
Indigo to begin 3rd daily service from MAA TO CMB, flights will be operated using A320 and A320NEO
Indigo to increase flights from BOM to CMB from 3 weekly to 6 weekly, end of OCT 24
Spicejet to resume MAA-CMB flights from OCT 27th, Daily 737

Air China to operate daily flights from TFU to CMB starting from October 27th, A320 and A320NEO (depending on days) will be deployed on this route
China Eastern to increase CMB-MLE from 2 weekly to 3 weekly.
China Eastern to continue KMG-CMB flights after increasing it from 2 weekly to daily, 737 will be deployed.

Aeroflot to deploy 777-300ERs from OCT 3rd on SVO-CMB, will increase to 4 weekly from the end of OCT 24
Redwings to begin 777-200 flights from MRV (NOV 2 onwards twice weekly) to HRI
Redwings to also begin 777-200 flights from KUF (OCT 29 onwards, flights will be bi-weekly) to HRI
Redwings to begin flights from TJM (No schedule yet, twice weekly) to HRI
(Thanks Serendib and Banu for the info)

Edelweiss to resume ZRH-CMB from October 31st (one weekly) A340 will be deployed. (Outbound flight will have a stopover in MLE before continuing back to ZRH), Flights will continue until May 2025.

Jetstar Asia to resume SIN-CMB flights from NOV 21st. A320 will be deployed.(five weekly)

2025

Emirates to begin 5th daily service from DXB, (January 2nd onwards), A350 will be deployed

Cathay Pacific to operate 4 weekly flights from 2nd of January 2025 to 1st of March 2025. Frequency will be increased from 4 weekly to 5 weekly starting from 2nd of March to 30th of March. A330 will be deployed.

Please correct me if I missed anything. Thanks

Thanks for the update!

Enter Air is going to operate charter flights between Poland and SL as below. Refueling in RAK.

WAW-CMB - Once a weekly commencing 29-Oct. Additional charter from 31-Oct on the around bi-weekly basis on the selected dates. Please tell me if you want the dates for additional chater. I can find and update here.

KTW-CMB - Charter flights on the 10-Nov, 21-Nov and 01-Dec
POZ-CMB - Charter flights from 22-Dec, 2-Jan, 12,-Jan, 23-Jan, 02-Feb, 13-Feb, 23-Feb, 06-Mar, 16-Mar

**Haleef** · 03-10-2024, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien

Any updates on 4R-ALT? (HS-TER)? no activity yet, isnt she supposed to be here soon?

Delivery should be on 15th Oct. 2024, tentatively.

**SHOCKWAVE** · 05-10-2024, 04:18 AM

Originally posted by 4R-ALA

4R-ABN and 4R-ALL are inactive, anyone knows why?

ABN - undergoing a maintenance check.
ALL - undergoing C check.
ALT - expect her arrival mid Oct .

**banuthev** · 05-10-2024, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by MAW2000

Recorrecting, 4R-EXR will join with Air Arabia from 24th May on wet lease agreement with complete engineering, ground, tech and cabin crew.

After completing the wet-lease agrreement with Air Arabia, 4R-EXR was ferried from SHJ to DXB as 8D7 on the 26-Sep and operated from DXB to CMB as revenue flight 8D822 on the 27-Sep. Such a sensible decision to bring back both the aircraft & crew in CMB with revenue flight. Good job 8D and Mr. Peter Hill ! I see 4R-EXR is flying 8D flights since 29-Sep.

**banuthev** · 05-10-2024, 06:40 AM

Originally posted by Haleef

Delivery should be on 15th Oct. 2024, tentatively.

Originally posted by SHOCKWAVE

ABN - undergoing a maintenance check.
ALL - undergoing C check.
ALT - expect her arrival mid Oct .

Thanks for the update!
Do you know when ABN, ALL, ANB, AND, ANE are going to return for flying revenue flights?
Any reason why ALT delivery was delayed by the month? will it get SriLankan livery when it's delivered to UL? Mr.Arranz mentioned in our forum earlier there are some cabin work going on in ALT. I noticed on FR24 unknown A333 was due to fly from TEV to SAW earlier this week. But seems it never happened. Was thinking whether it was ALT.

**Serendib** · 05-10-2024, 06:46 AM

Is this true?
any update on A321 delivery to fitsair?

Representatives from Colombo-based Fits Air promised to connect Madurai to more destinations by the second quarter 2025

Flight operations at Kozhikode airport are set to receive a major boost. Fits Air from Sri Lanka conveyed its readiness to kick start service to Colombo...

Kozhikode airport: Airlines launch new services to Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka

https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/travel-news/2024/02/20/kozhikode-karipur-airport-malaysia-thailand-sri-lanka-travel.html

A recent meeting of airline company representatives convened at the airport also revealed plans to launch additional services to Jeddah in Saudi.karipur airport, kozhikode to malaysia, kozhikode to thailand, kozhikode to srilanka, karipur new flights, kerala tourism, new flight services from karipur airport,

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...3947457.cms

**MAW2000** · 05-10-2024, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

After completing the wet-lease agrreement with Air Arabia, 4R-EXR was ferried from SHJ to DXB as 8D7 on the 26-Sep and operated from DXB to CMB as revenue flight 8D822 on the 27-Sep. Such a sensible decision to bring back both the aircraft & crew in CMB with revenue flight. Good job 8D and Mr. Peter Hill ! I see 4R-EXR is flying 8D flights since 29-Sep.

Incorrect,
Mr Hill likes if EXR is flying for G9 until November. But it didnt happen.
All three aircrafts will get similar cabin interior and brandnew seats (probably the seat manufacturer will be UK based Mirus) by mid 2025.
CMB MLE CMB flights frequency will be increased from November 2024.
currently 8D is flying to MLE twice on somedays. Flight numbers will be 8D811/2, 8D813/4, 8D815/6.
8D is targeting a new routes, probably KUL or IXM.
No plans for new aircrafts since current fleet utilization is lower.

**banuthev** · 06-10-2024, 05:52 AM

Originally posted by MAW2000

Incorrect,
Mr Hill likes if EXR is flying for G9 until November. But it didnt happen.
All three aircrafts will get similar cabin interior and brandnew seats (probably the seat manufacturer will be UK based Mirus) by mid 2025.
CMB MLE CMB flights frequency will be increased from November 2024.
currently 8D is flying to MLE twice on somedays. Flight numbers will be 8D811/2, 8D813/4, 8D815/6.
8D is targeting a new routes, probably KUL or IXM.
No plans for new aircrafts since current fleet utilization is lower.

When Fitsair are expecting to start the cabin refurbishment? Do we know the lease expiry for Fitsair A320 fleet?

Some details of Fitsair A320 fleet. Please correct me if the details are incorrect. Thanks.
4R-EXQ - MSN 3547 - C8+Y156 - Lessor Aercap - Age 16.3 Years - Delivered to CMB in Mar 2021 as OE-IOM
4R-EXS - MSN 4552 - C8+Y156 - Lessor DVB Bank - Age 13.8 Years - Delivered to CMB in Mar 2022
4R-EXR - MSN 3183 - - C8+Y156 - Lessor Wings of Lebenon - Age 17.3 Years - Delivered to CMB in May 2022 as SU-BQB

**banuthev** · 06-10-2024, 05:54 AM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien

Hey everyone!!
I’ve created a crash course covering airlines expanding their services to SL, including aircraft deployment on routes to CMB and more.

2024

Indigo to deploy A321NEO from BLR TO CMB, replacing A320NEO, flights will be daily from OCT 1st (Yesterday)
Indigo to begin 3rd daily service from MAA TO CMB, flights will be operated using A320 and A320NEO
Indigo to increase flights from BOM to CMB from 3 weekly to 6 weekly, end of OCT 24
Spicejet to resume MAA-CMB flights from OCT 27th, Daily 737

Air China to operate daily flights from TFU to CMB starting from October 27th, A320 and A320NEO (depending on days) will be deployed on this route
China Eastern to increase CMB-MLE from 2 weekly to 3 weekly.
China Eastern to continue KMG-CMB flights after increasing it from 2 weekly to daily, 737 will be deployed.

Aeroflot to deploy 777-300ERs from OCT 3rd on SVO-CMB, will increase to 4 weekly from the end of OCT 24
Redwings to begin 777-200 flights from MRV (NOV 2 onwards twice weekly) to HRI
Redwings to also begin 777-200 flights from KUF (OCT 29 onwards, flights will be bi-weekly) to HRI
Redwings to begin flights from TJM (No schedule yet, twice weekly) to HRI
(Thanks Serendib and Banu for the info)

Edelweiss to resume ZRH-CMB from October 31st (one weekly) A340 will be deployed. (Outbound flight will have a stopover in MLE before continuing back to ZRH), Flights will continue until May 2025.

Jetstar Asia to resume SIN-CMB flights from NOV 21st. A320 will be deployed.(five weekly)

2025

Emirates to begin 5th daily service from DXB, (January 2nd onwards), A350 will be deployed

Cathay Pacific to operate 4 weekly flights from 2nd of January 2025 to 1st of March 2025. Frequency will be increased from 4 weekly to 5 weekly starting from 2nd of March to 30th of March. A330 will be deployed.

Please correct me if I missed anything. Thanks

Few more upcoming charter flights to Sri Lanka

Flyone flights between Chisinau and HRI - 23-Oct-24 to 28-Mar-25

Skyup flights between Riga and HRI - 20-Oct-24 to 27-Mar-25

Skyup flights between Talinn and HRI - 18-Oct-24 to 26-Mar-25

Skyup flights between Villinius and HRI from 05-Nov-24 to 29-Mar-25

Skyup flights between Warsaw and HRI from 16-Dec-24 to 31-Mar-25

Edit : Added Warsaw

**WizzWaveSien** · 06-10-2024, 05:59 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

Few more upcoming charter flights to Sri Lanka

Flyone flights between Chisinau and HRI - 23-Oct-24 to 28-Mar-25

Skyup flights between Riga and HRI - 20-Oct-24 to 27-Mar-25

Skyup flights between Talinn and HRI - 18-Oct-24 to 26-Mar-25

Skyup flights between Villinius and HRI from 05-Nov-24 to 29-Mar-25

Skyup flights between Warsaw and HRI from 16-Dec-24 to 31-Mar-25

Edit : Added Warsaw

Thank you for the info Banu, As far as I am aware Flyone and Skyup both operate narrowbodies right? ie, 737 and a320? any idea of the frequency?

**banuthev** · 06-10-2024, 06:27 AM

Originally posted by WizzWaveSien

Thank you for the info Banu, As far as I am aware Flyone and Skyup both operate narrowbodies right? ie, 737 and a320? any idea of the frequency?

These flights are operating as charter on the selected dates and please find the date of operations below. Skyup is definately flying onboard B737 but notsure about Flyone. Do we know which aircraft that Flyone used last time when flying to HRI? Any idea about where these flight will do tech stop?

Chisinau operated by Flyone
Oct : 23
Nov : 2, 12, 22
Dec : 3, 14, 25
Jan : 4, 14, 24
Feb : 4, 14, 25
Mar : 7, 18, 28

Talinnn operated by Skyup
Oct : 18, 29
Nov : 8, 20, 30,
Dec : 11, 21
Jan : 1, 11, 22
Feb : 1, 12, 22
Mar : 5, 15, 26

Riga operated by Skyup
Oct : 20, 31
Nov : 10, 21
Dec : 1, 12, 22
Jan : 2, 12, 23
Feb : 2, 13, 23
Mar : 6, 16, 27

Villinius operated by Skyup
Nov : 5, 16, 27
Dec : 7, 18, 26, 29
Jan : 5, 8, 15, 18, 25, 29
Feb : 5, 8, 15, 19, 26
Mar : 1, 8, 12, 19, 22, 29

Warsaw operated by Skyup
Dec - 16,27
Jan - 6, 16, 27
Feb - 6, 17, 27
Mar - 10, 20, 31

Edit : Added Warsaw

Do you have any update on Air Astana & LOT flights to Colombo?

**WizzWaveSien** · 06-10-2024, 06:49 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

These flights are operating as charter on the selected dates and please find the date of operations below. Skyup is definately flying onboard B737 but notsure about Flyone. Do we know which aircraft that Flyone used last time when flying to HRI? Any idea about where these flight will do tech stop?

Chisinau operated by Flyone
Oct : 23
Nov : 2, 12, 22
Dec : 3, 14, 25
Jan : 4, 14, 24
Feb : 4, 14, 25
Mar : 7, 18, 28

Talinnn operated by Skyup
Oct : 18, 29
Nov : 8, 20, 30,
Dec : 11, 21
Jan : 1, 11, 22
Feb : 1, 12, 22
Mar : 5, 15, 26

Riga operated by Skyup
Oct : 20, 31
Nov : 10, 21
Dec : 1, 12, 22
Jan : 2, 12, 23
Feb : 2, 13, 23
Mar : 6, 16, 27

Villinius operated by Skyup
Nov : 5, 16, 27
Dec : 7, 18, 26, 29
Jan : 5, 8, 15, 18, 25, 29
Feb : 5, 8, 15, 19, 26
Mar : 1, 8, 12, 19, 22, 29

Warsaw operated by Skyup
Dec - 16,27
Jan - 6, 16, 27
Feb - 6, 17, 27
Mar - 10, 20, 31

Edit : Added Warsaw

SkyUP usually does tech stops at RKT, but they also stopped once at BAH and DWC. Flyone will probably be stopping over at RKT, I suspect they will be deploying the A321 on these routes as I believe there is more demand but not sure.

Thanks for the charter dates.

Sri Lanka Aviation

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