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  • skyline
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2011
    • 241

    #12976
    Originally posted by WizzWaveSien

    Hey banu, thank you for this list, its very helpful, do you know when Qatar airways is gonna end the Oman Air lease? Would love to see QR's 787's and A350s back at CMB.
    A359/B787-8/9 Dreamliner is expected to operate this route from 01FEB25 at earliest.

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    • Serendib
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2011
      • 1807

      #12977
      An Indian aircraft made an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on the afternoon of October 28 due to a bomb threat, marking the third such incident in recent days.

      This time, the threat was directed at Air India flight AI-281, which was scheduled to land at 4:05 pm but arrived slightly earlier – at 3:57 pm – as a precautionary measure. The aircraft, an Airbus A-320, was carrying 108 passengers and eight crew members. The bomb threat was reportedly received by Air India’s headquarters in New Delhi through an anonymous call, which was immediately communicated to the airline’s management in Katunayake, who then notified local airport authorities. This triggered the emergency landing protocol.

      https://srilankamirror.com/news/anot...-at-bia/?amp=1

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      • WizzWaveSien
        Senior Member
        • May 2024
        • 197

        #12978
        Originally posted by skyline

        A359/B787-8/9 Dreamliner is expected to operate this route from 01FEB25 at earliest.
        Thank you, So does this mean that QR will be extending their leasing of WY's A330s for another few months? I've heard they would be extending it uptil late OCT. Got any updates?
        Sien (KR/SL/US)

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        • WizzWaveSien
          Senior Member
          • May 2024
          • 197

          #12979
          Originally posted by banuthev

          As per FR24, Centrum Air from Tashkent going to fly direct flight to CMB on 2-Nov. I am wondering if it's a one-off flight or regular flight. Any idea?
          Centrum Air leased couple of A321neo from MyFreighter Airlines for operating leisure flights.
          It's going to be a weekly regular flight, for some reason its scheduled earlier than usual (was scheduled to begin on the 17th of November onwards.) Will operate using A321 NEOs. Glad to see CMB getting traffic.
          Last edited by WizzWaveSien; 31-10-2024, 02:38 AM.
          Sien (KR/SL/US)

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          • Farhan Hussain
            Member
            • Apr 2023
            • 70

            #12980
            Ul471 diverted back to ICN on Oct 30 ....any reason for what happened?
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            • skyline
              Senior Member
              • Mar 2011
              • 241

              #12981
              Originally posted by Farhan Hussain
              Ul471 diverted back to ICN on Oct 30 ....any reason for what happened?
              technical issue? sick passenger?

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              • skyline
                Senior Member
                • Mar 2011
                • 241

                #12982
                SriLankan Airlines, Colombo – Beijing Capital service during Northern winter 2024/25 season is scheduled on limited time basis, where it operates 1 weekly flight with A330-200, between 22JAN25 and 05FEB25 (Colombo departure).

                Removed routes based on schedule comparison:
                Colombo – Jeddah
                Colombo – Shanghai Pu Dong​

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                • WizzWaveSien
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2024
                  • 197

                  #12983
                  Originally posted by skyline

                  technical issue? sick passenger?
                  I think its a technical issue? 4R-ALH is still at ICN....
                  Sien (KR/SL/US)

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                  • Serendib
                    Senior Member
                    • Jan 2011
                    • 1807

                    #12984
                    Edelweise starts travel to Colombo for winter 2024

                    An Airbus A 340-300 carrying 17 business class passengers and 221 economy flight passengers arrived at Bandaranayake International Airport from Zurich. Operates once a week to Colombo until May 2025. Two days a week planned from winter 2025.​
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                    • Serendib
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 1807

                      #12985
                      Enter Air coming to Colombo this winter 2024

                      Accordingly, a ceremony was arranged at the airport to welcome the B737 carrying 187 passengers from Warsaw..

                      Set to operate flights until March next year.​
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                      • WizzWaveSien
                        Senior Member
                        • May 2024
                        • 197

                        #12986
                        Originally posted by Serendib
                        Edelweise starts travel to Colombo for winter 2024

                        An Airbus A 340-300 carrying 17 business class passengers and 221 economy flight passengers arrived at Bandaranayake International Airport from Zurich. Operates once a week to Colombo until May 2025. Two days a week planned from winter 2025.​
                        Great news, SL tourism is about increase during these months. Hopefully SL can reach it's ambitious target of 2.3 million tourists this year..
                        Sien (KR/SL/US)

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                        • skyline
                          Senior Member
                          • Mar 2011
                          • 241

                          #12987
                          Originally posted by WizzWaveSien

                          It's going to be a weekly regular flight, for some reason its scheduled earlier than usual (was scheduled to begin on the 17th of November onwards.) Will operate using A321 NEOs. Glad to see CMB getting traffic.

                          Nice to see many new airlines are heading to Sri Lanka. It’s a positive move. Hopefully more airlines will follow on coming months.​

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                          • WizzWaveSien
                            Senior Member
                            • May 2024
                            • 197

                            #12988
                            Seems like AK has reduced frequency from KUL-CMB flights, from seven to two weekly (AK45) and from seven to five weekly (AK47).. I think this is due to UL starting its 9 weekly service from KUL TO CMB? please correct me if im wrong..

                            Also, seems like CMB is picking up traffic at a great pace! sitting at almost 599 departures today.. I'm hopeful it will exceed 600 soon!

                            Seems like Chinese tourists are starting to prefer CMB over MLE as MU has reduced flights from PVG to MLE from 5 to 2 weekly and CMB is steady at around 7 weekly. I wonder why this is happening? but this is still good for the SL tourism industry.

                            Screenshot 2024-11-02 080800.jpg
                            Last edited by WizzWaveSien; 02-11-2024, 03:54 AM.
                            Sien (KR/SL/US)

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                            • WizzWaveSien
                              Senior Member
                              • May 2024
                              • 197

                              #12989
                              Screenshot 2024-11-02 085459.jpg

                              4R-ALH on her way from ICN to CMB today, Aircraft was on ground for around 2 days.
                              Sien (KR/SL/US)

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                              • WizzWaveSien
                                Senior Member
                                • May 2024
                                • 197

                                #12990


                                According to this youtube video, which was published on the 2nd of November 2024, it seems like 4R-ALT will be getting delivered this month, possibly most likely after or before the election, UL will have a total of 25 aircraft by 2025, so this could mean that 4R-ALT, ALU, ALV will be getting delivered this year. Can someone confirm this?

                                Thank you...
                                Sien (KR/SL/US)

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