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is this true?
Emirates has expressed its openness to increasing direct flight operations between Sri Lanka and various parts of India while emphasising that the respective governments of India and Sri Lanka need to grant the necessary permissions.
Emirates Senior Vice President West Asia and Indian Ocean Essa Sulaiman Ahamed shared these remarks with Mirror Business at Bandaranaike International Airport this week.
He clarified that it is up to the governments in India and Sri Lanka to liberalise direct flight operations for third-party carriers such as Emirates.
“That’s between the two governments,” he stated.
Speaking to Mirror Business, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Sri Lanka Chairman Sunil Jayarathne indicated the CAA’s support for allowing Emirates to operate direct flights between India and Sri Lanka, noting that the decision ultimately rests with the Indian authorities.
The proposed five-year business plan for the loss-making national carrier SriLankan Airlines includes the elimination of unprofitable routes, notably its 15 Indian routes, which reportedly cost US $ 24 million annually. This strategic move is projected to save US $ 400 million in direct operating costs and US $ 30 million in ancillary expenses per year. If this proposal proceeds, Sri Lanka may need to encourage airlines like Emirates to fill the resulting gap in connectivity.
Granting the Fifth Freedom of the Air between the two countries could increase competition, provide more travel options for consumers and potentially boost tourism, investments and trade between Sri Lanka and India. The reluctance to grant such rights often stems from the desire of national carriers to protect their market share.
Emirates eyes India-SL route - Breaking News | Daily Mirror
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Please find the list of UL's current destinations in India. I strongly disagree UL should eliminate the Indian destinations instead UL and 8D together better expand the number of flights to India.
Direct Destinations
01. Delhi
02. Mumbai
03. Chennai
04. Trivandrum
05. Trichy
06. Bengaluru
07. Hyderabad
08. Kochi
09. Madurai
Codeshare
10. Amristsar
11. Lucknow
12. Varanasi
13. Patna
14. Ahmedabad
15. GuwahatiComment
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Any plans that UL gonna purchase/ lease 339s ? (Maybe ex air Belgium ones)Comment
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Yes, Seems like , its possible,
Both Aircrafts, MSN 1844, 1861 were supposed to be join with Azul, Brazil, but according to the planespotters.net https://www.planespotters.net/airfra...belgium/r6km8k
but not taken by Azul, remains with the lessor.Comment
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4r-alh?easa part 21j approved design organisation wesky has completed the installation of the company’s advanced 60w usb-c in-seat power system, rechargetm, on srilankan airlines’ airbus a330-200 business class cabin.
Wesky says this marks another successful deployment of the solution which the company says is the lightest on the market. Easa form 1 certified and designed with efficiency and simplicity in mind, the system features a compact two-component architecture, seat power box (spb) and smart outlet unit (sou), and delivers 60w usb-c power delivery (pd) and programmable power supply (pps) charging protocols, all at just 110 grams per passenger.
“we’re proud to support srilankan airlines with our technology,” said vytis petrusevicius, founder and ceo of wesky. “bringing a new product onto a widebody platform requires months of engineering and certification effort. Seeing rechargetm now flying on the a330 is a major milestone for wesky.”
wesky’s systems are tailored for modern commercial aircraft cabin environments and meet the latest airline and passenger requirements.
wesky installs 60w usb-c in-seat power system on srilankan airlines' a330-200 aircraft
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4R-ALM is inactive for a while now.Comment
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Got to know, Oldest A330 in the UL fleet, 4R-ALH was refurbished with new Business class last month after C Check.
UL was planning to repaint all the A333 fleet. Has this been confirmed? I wonder repainting is a good idea for the aircraft due to be returned to lessors from next year? Notsure if leases for A333s have been extended? But i agree 4R-ALO badly needed repainting asap.Comment
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