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  • n863gt
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2024
    • 223

    #13786
    Originally posted by banuthev

    Hi n863gt - My post wasn't edited. Do you know why Smartwings operating only from Dec25 instead of end of Oct25? Is Smartwings operating until Mar/Apr 2026? Is LOT still will be flying WAW-CMB this winter?
    well, that's a slip by me then. anyways, I don't have an idea to answer your question.
    spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..

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    • banuthev
      Administrator
      • Dec 2010
      • 3945

      #13787
      • Arkia schedules once a weekly flights on TLV-CMB route in Sep25, Oct25, Dec25, Jan26 and Feb26
      • AirAsia is going to increase KUL-CMB flights from 12 weekly to 14 weekly from end of Oct25
      • Thai AirAsia is going to replace Daily A320 with Daily A321neo on DMK-CMB route from end of Oct25
      • Singapore Airlines is going to increase SIN-CMB flights from 7 weekly to 10 weekly from the beginning of Jan26. For the additional 3 weekly flights, SQ is using A359 in Jan26 and Feb26 and B787 for Mar26. SQ will be increasing SIN-CMB flights from 10 weekly to 14 weekly from end of Mar26. Additional flights will be operated by B737MAX.

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      • banuthev
        Administrator
        • Dec 2010
        • 3945

        #13788
        Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - September 2025
        • Fitsair is reducing CMB-DXB flights from 9 to 7 weekly in Sep25;
        • Fitsair is increasing CMB-KUL flights from 2 to 4 weekly from Sep25;
        • AirAsia is reducing KUL-CMB flights from 13 to 12 weekly in Sep25;
        • Cathay Pacific is increasing HKG-CMB flights from 5 to 7 weekly from Sep25;

        • Jazeera Airways is reducing KWI-CMB flights from 13 to 7 weekly from Sep25;

        • SriLankan Airlines is cancelling CMB-AUH 7 weekly flights from Sep25;

        • SriLankan Airlines is cancelling CMB-CDG (UL563/4) 3 weekly flights;

        • SriLankan Airlines is cancelling CMB-FRA (UL553/4) 3 weekly flights;

        • SriLankan Airlines is resuming CMB-CDG-FRA-CMB (UL501) 3 weekly flights in Sep25;
        • Arkia resumes TLV-CMB route with once a week flight onboard A332 in Sep25;
        A/L DEST VIA FLTS

        PER

        WEEK

        IN

        AUG

        2025

        FLTS

        PER

        WEEK

        IN

        SEP

        2025

        FREQ

        VARIATION

        3L AUH --- 5 5 0
        6E BLR --- 14 14 0
        6E BOM --- 7 7 0
        6E HYD --- 6 6 0
        6E MAA --- 21 21 0
        8D DAC --- 7 7 0
        8D DXB --- 9 7 -2
        8D KUL --- 2 4 2
        8D MLE --- 9 9 0
        AI BOM --- 7 7 0
        AI DEL --- 14 14 0
        AI MAA --- 7 7 0
        AK KUL --- 13 12 -1
        CA TFU --- 4 4 0
        CX HKG --- 5 7 2
        EK DXB --- 21 21 0
        EK DXB MLE 7 7 0
        EY AUH --- 27 27 0
        FD DMK --- 7 7 0
        FZ DXB --- 21 21 0
        FZ DXB MLE 7 7 0
        G9 SHJ --- 18 18 0
        GF BAH MLE 7 7 0
        HM SEZ --- 2 2 0
        IZ TLV --- 0 1 1
        J9 KWI --- 13 7 -6
        MH KUL --- 7 7 0
        MU KMG --- 4 4 0
        MU PVG --- 7 7 0
        OQ CKG --- 3 3 0
        OQ MLE --- 3 3 0
        OV MCT --- 5 5 0
        QR DOH --- 35 35 0
        SQ SIN --- 7 7 0
        SU SVO --- 0 0 0
        TG BKK --- 7 7 0
        TK IST --- 9 9 0
        UL AUH --- 7 0 -7
        UL BKK --- 14 14 0
        UL BLR --- 10 10 0
        UL BOM --- 14 14 0
        UL CAN --- 4 4 0
        UL CDG --- 3 0 -3
        UL CGK --- 7 7 0
        UL COK --- 7 7 0
        UL DAC --- 7 7 0
        UL DEL --- 14 14 0
        UL DMM --- 7 7 0
        UL DOH --- 7 7 0
        UL DXB --- 11 11 0
        UL FRA --- 3 0 -3
        UL FRA CDG 0 3 3
        UL GAN --- 2 2 0
        UL HYD --- 4 4 0
        UL ICN --- 2 2 0
        UL IXM --- 6 6 0
        UL KHI --- 4 4 0
        UL KTM --- 4 4 0
        UL KUL --- 14 14 0
        UL KWI --- 7 7 0
        UL LHE --- 4 4 0
        UL LHR --- 7 7 0
        UL MAA --- 21 21 0
        UL MEL --- 7 7 0
        UL MLE --- 21 21 0
        UL NRT --- 4 4 0
        UL RUH --- 7 7 0
        UL SIN --- 14 14 0
        UL SYD --- 4 4 0
        UL TRV --- 4 4 0
        UL TRZ --- 8 8 0

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        • n863gt
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2024
          • 223

          #13789
          Originally posted by banuthev
          Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - September 2025[LIST][*]SriLankan Airlines is cancelling CMB-AUH 7 weekly flights from Sep25;
          do you know why UL is axing the CMB-AUH route?
          also any news about return to service of 4R-ANE?(it's been more than 1.5 years since it last flied)
          spotting Y-12s and helicopters from my home..

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          • banuthev
            Administrator
            • Dec 2010
            • 3945

            #13790
            Originally posted by n863gt
            do you know why UL is axing the CMB-AUH route?
            also any news about return to service of 4R-ANE?(it's been more than 1.5 years since it last flied)
            I remember UL207/8 on CMB-AUH-CMB was terminated between Dec24 and Apr25. The service was resumed in Apr25 but unfortunately going to be terminated again from Sep25. Notsure the reason for termination but I see UL is going to increase CMB-BKK flights from 14 weekly to 18 weekly. Additional 4 weekly CMB-BKK flights are going to depart CMB around the same time of the terminating UL207 departure time. I wonder UL207/8 being terminated to boost the CMB-BKK frequency?

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            • channa
              Senior Member
              • May 2013
              • 230

              #13791
              Originally posted by banuthev

              I remember UL207/8 on CMB-AUH-CMB was terminated between Dec24 and Apr25. The service was resumed in Apr25 but unfortunately going to be terminated again from Sep25. Notsure the reason for termination but I see UL is going to increase CMB-BKK flights from 14 weekly to 18 weekly. Additional 4 weekly CMB-BKK flights are going to depart CMB around the same time of the terminating UL207 departure time. I wonder UL207/8 being terminated to boost the CMB-BKK frequency?
              CMB-AUH load may be not that great for UL. EY has 4 daily flights as well.
              Sad to see that UL is terminating direct CMB-FRA and CDG-CMB flights and starting back triangular flight insteda for CMB-CDG-FRA-CMB

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              • ULlove
                Member
                • Nov 2012
                • 35

                #13792
                Originally posted by channa

                CMB-AUH load may be not that great for UL. EY has 4 daily flights as well.
                Sad to see that UL is terminating direct CMB-FRA and CDG-CMB flights and starting back triangular flight insteda for CMB-CDG-FRA-CMB

                Very sad.. I believe that AUH and MLE were once the best performing routes for UL. How things change.

                Ideal for UL to just codeshare on EY 4x daily flights and let them bring the low yeild connecting traffic. Same should be for DOH also where QR is at times 5x daily and UL should get out of DOH and let QR deal with low yeilds and low yeild traffic. Now we have 2x aircraft we can re deploy on other profitable routes within the UL network. May be more India flights where we have more rights than the Gulf carriers.

                CMB-CDG-FRA-CMB is better than No flights to CDG FRA at all.

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                • channa
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2013
                  • 230

                  #13793
                  Originally posted by ULlove


                  Very sad.. I believe that AUH and MLE were once the best performing routes for UL. How things change.

                  Ideal for UL to just codeshare on EY 4x daily flights and let them bring the low yeild connecting traffic. Same should be for DOH also where QR is at times 5x daily and UL should get out of DOH and let QR deal with low yeilds and low yeild traffic. Now we have 2x aircraft we can re deploy on other profitable routes within the UL network. May be more India flights where we have more rights than the Gulf carriers.

                  CMB-CDG-FRA-CMB is better than No flights to CDG FRA at all.
                  I assume DOH route is still doing ok for UL
                  CDG and FRA direct flights will resume for Nothern winter season again by UL and also weekend extra LHR flights

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                  • banuthev
                    Administrator
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 3945

                    #13794
                    Originally posted by channa

                    I assume DOH route is still doing ok for UL
                    CDG and FRA direct flights will resume for Nothern winter season again by UL and also weekend extra LHR flights
                    UL is increasing CMB-LHR fights from 7 weekly to 9 weekly effect 26-Oct and nonstop flights to CDG and FRA will resume on the 05-Dec. UL is planning to change flight number for CMB-FRA from UL553/4 to UL557/8 from 05-Dec. I wonder what is the reason for the change in FRA flight number.

                    Any reason why UL still not flying on CMB-MCT route ? Only airline fly this route Salam Air is increasing MCT-CMB flights from 5 to 6 weekly effect end of Oct25.

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                    • channa
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2013
                      • 230

                      #13795
                      Originally posted by banuthev

                      UL is increasing CMB-LHR fights from 7 weekly to 9 weekly effect 26-Oct and nonstop flights to CDG and FRA will resume on the 05-Dec. UL is planning to change flight number for CMB-FRA from UL553/4 to UL557/8 from 05-Dec. I wonder what is the reason for the change in FRA flight number.

                      Any reason why UL still not flying on CMB-MCT route ? Only airline fly this route Salam Air is increasing MCT-CMB flights from 5 to 6 weekly effect end of Oct25.
                      UL used 557/558 flight numbers several years back for Saturday day time departure flight to Frankfurt

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                      • banuthev
                        Administrator
                        • Dec 2010
                        • 3945

                        #13796
                        Originally posted by ULlove


                        Very sad.. I believe that AUH and MLE were once the best performing routes for UL. How things change.

                        Ideal for UL to just codeshare on EY 4x daily flights and let them bring the low yeild connecting traffic. Same should be for DOH also where QR is at times 5x daily and UL should get out of DOH and let QR deal with low yeilds and low yeild traffic. Now we have 2x aircraft we can re deploy on other profitable routes within the UL network. May be more India flights where we have more rights than the Gulf carriers.

                        CMB-CDG-FRA-CMB is better than No flights to CDG FRA at all.
                        Can see 4 UL aircraft are grounded incl ANE. AUH termination probably due to shortage of aircraft? just to note UL increasing CMB-BKK flights from 14 weekly to 18 weekly only from 15-Dec.

                        Possibly for maintenance?

                        ABL since 26-Aug
                        ALO since 30-Aug
                        ALR since 31-Aug

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                        • banuthev
                          Administrator
                          • Dec 2010
                          • 3945

                          #13797
                          Originally posted by channa

                          UL used 557/558 flight numbers several years back for Saturday day time departure flight to Frankfurt
                          Days of operation for CMB-FRA not changed. Only flight number changed. UL557 will be departing from CMB on Wed, Fri, Su effec 05-Dec-25. Notsure which made flight number to be changed.

                          CMB-FRA - 00:40 - 07:10 - UL557 - A333 - WE.FR.SU
                          FRA-CMB - 15:15 - 05:40+1 - UL558 - A333 - WE.FR.SU

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                          • channa
                            Senior Member
                            • May 2013
                            • 230

                            #13798
                            Originally posted by banuthev

                            Can see 4 UL aircraft are grounded incl ANE. AUH termination probably due to shortage of aircraft? just to note UL increasing CMB-BKK flights from 14 weekly to 18 weekly only from 15-Dec.

                            Possibly for maintenance?

                            ABL since 26-Aug
                            ALO since 30-Aug
                            ALR since 31-Aug
                            ALR is back in service flying UL 101

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                            • DanH
                              Junior Member
                              • Jul 2025
                              • 7

                              #13799
                              Originally posted by channa

                              UL used 557/558 flight numbers several years back for Saturday day time departure flight to Frankfurt
                              I'm unhappy about the inconsistency of UL's use of flight numbers. 551/2 was the historically used number for CDG/FRA service. Now they use 501 which should be a LHR flight number. It's here nor there.

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                              • Serendib
                                Senior Member
                                • Jan 2011
                                • 1807

                                #13800
                                Kuwait Airways to resume Colombo flights in October

                                3 September 2025 12:32 pm Views - 542 0 Bookmark



                                KUWAIT - Kuwait Airways announced that it will resume commercial flights to Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, starting October 26. The national carrier will operate four weekly flights on Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. In a press statement, the airline said Colombo remains an important tourist destination for its passengers, adding that the decision to relaunch flights reflects the company’s commitment to meeting customer demand and offering a wide range of global travel options. Kuwait Airways reaffirmed its keenness to expand its network by introducing destinations that cater to the diverse needs of travelers, providing them with more choices and enhanced connectivity. Established in 1953 under the name Kuwait National Airways Limited, the company began operations in March 1954. The Kuwaiti government acquired full ownership of the airline in 1962, making it the country’s national carrier.

                                https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-...ber/108-318394

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