Sri Lanka Aviation

**MAW2000** · 19-12-2025, 03:22 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

Hi Maw2000 and the team,

We can find the requested information from our Fleet Information page.
More info about UL fleet are available to view from the desktop. Our mobile site have limited info.

I wonder why 4R-ALS not in service since 14-Dec-2025?

Hi Banu,

Thanks for the infomation, and appreciate that you are maintaining fleet info of UL.

I would like you to suggest to specify seat models/interior config colour schemes, and Exact model numbers/ specified numbers (A330-343E) and MTOWs of each aircraft also.

E.g: 4R-ALL/M/N/O/P/Q/R : Business - Zodiac (Now Safran) Cirrus III flatbed / Economy - Zodiac (Now Safran) Z300

**WizzWaveSien** · 19-12-2025, 01:23 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - December 2025

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Hello Banu,
seems like MH will be deploying 2 additional flights to CMB starting today onwards onboard their B738 aircraft.
Screenshot 2025-12-19 195158.jpg

**banuthev** · 21-12-2025, 06:01 AM

Originally posted by MAW2000

RFP is for Narrowbody jets as far as I know, A320s (214/ 214WL/232/232WL/251N).

We can see 4R-ALS back in service from today. I saw a news UL is currently looking for new CEO and looking to add more aircraft to the fleet. Is UL not interested in A321? so it can more capacity.

**MAW2000** · 21-12-2025, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by banuthev

We can see 4R-ALS back in service from today. I saw a news UL is currently looking for new CEO and looking to add more aircraft to the fleet. Is UL not interested in A321? so it can more capacity.

I guess they are looking for A320ceo Jets as a replacement for aging A320ceos (ABL, MRE, ABM), I guess also UL will not acquire A321ceos, since they are looking for older A320 replacements, and Will not acquire A320/321neo jets since still due to higher demand of engine components for 25X (CFM Leap engine option) series and 4R-ANE is still AOG.

**banuthev** · 21-12-2025, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by Farhan Hussain

Is 4r-alr getting repainted?

I took photos of 4R-ALR when it depart from LHR today as UL506.

**banuthev** · 23-12-2025, 05:08 AM

Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - January 2026

Fitsair is planning to launch Colombo - Lahore route from 20 January 2026 with two weekly flights. Reservation are yet to open;
Flydubai is reducing overall Colombo flights from 33 weekly to 21 weekly in Jan 2026
Gulf air is reducing overall Colombo flights from 8 weekly to 7 weekly in Jan 2026
Jazeera Airways is decreasing Kuwait-Colombo flights from 11 weekly to 7 weekly in Jan 2026
Chongqing Airlines is resuming CKG-CMB-MLE route with 3 weekly from 10 Jan 2026
Salam Air is decreasing Muscat-Colombo flights from 6 weekly to 5 weekly in Jan 2026
Singapore Airlines is increasing Singapore-Colombo flights from 7 weekly to 10 weekly from 06 Jan 2026. A359 is operating the additional 3 weekly flights.
Capital Airlines is launching Beijing Daxing - Colombo service with 1 weekly onboard A333 from 31 Jan 2026.
Fitair is resheduling Colombo - Dubai departure for 8D821 flight to 1:20pm
Malaysia Airlines is operating additional 2 weekly flights until 10-Jan 2026. Thereafter operating 7 weekly.
Turkish Airlines is deploying A359 for 2 weekly flights on Istanbul - Colombo route from 7-Jan-2026
Air Seychelles on Seychelles - Colombo route increasing frequency from 2 weekly to 3 weekly from 18-Jan-26 to 15-Feb-26. I kept as 3 weekly flight in the below table.
China Eastern have been listed below 7 weekly flights operating between Kunming and Colombo in Jan 2026. However it have reduced frequencies on this route until 17 Jan 2026;

Can you please share here if i missed any new flight services to CMB? Thank you.

A/L	DEST	VIA	FLTS PER WEEK IN FROM DEC 2025	FLTS PER WEEK IN FROM JAN 2026	FREQ VARIATION
3L	AUH	---	5	5	0
3Z	WAW	MCT	1	1	0
6E	BLR	---	14	14	0
6E	BOM	---	7	7	0
6E	HYD	---	6	6	0
6E	MAA	---	27	27	0
8D	DAC	---	7	7	0
8D	DXB	---	7	7	0
8D	KUL	---	4	4	0
8D	LHE	---	0	2	2
8D	MLE	---	9	9	0
AI	BOM	---	7	7	0
AI	DEL	---	14	14	0
AK	KUL	---	14	14	0
CA	TFU	---	7	7	0
CX	HKG	---	7	7	0
EK	DXB	---	21	21	0
EK	DXB	MLE	7	7	0
EY	AUH	---	27	27	0
FD	DMK	---	10	10	0
FZ	DXB	---	26	21	-5
FZ	DXB	MLE	7	7	0
G9	SHJ	---	20	20	0
GF	BAH	MLE	8	7	-1
HM	SEZ	---	2	3	1
IZ	TLV	---	1	1	0
J9	KWI	---	11	7	-4
JD	PKX	---	1	1	0
KU	KWI	---	4	4	0
MH	KUL	---	9	9	0
MU	KMG	---	7	7	0
MU	PVG	---	7	7	0
OQ	CKG	---	0	3	3
OQ	MLE	---	0	3	3
OV	MCT	---	6	5	-1
QR	DOH	---	35	35	0
SQ	SIN	---	7	10	3
SU	SVO	---	3	3	0
TG	BKK	---	7	7	0
TK	IST	---	10	10	0
UL	BKK	---	14	14	0
UL	BLR	---	10	10	0
UL	BOM	---	14	14	0
UL	CAN	---	4	4	0
UL	CDG	---	3	3	0
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	3	0
UL	FRA	CDG	0	0	0
UL	GAN	---	2	2	0
UL	HYD	---	5	5	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	---	9	9	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
WK	ZRH	---	2	2	0

**banuthev** · 23-12-2025, 05:19 AM

Aircraft Movements at CMB by hour

DECEMBER 2025
TIME	TOTAL WEEKLY FLIGHT ARRIVAL PER WEEK	TOTAL WEEKLY FLIGHT DEPATURE PER WEEK	TOTAL WEEKLY ARRIVAL + DEPARTURE FLIGHTS PER WEEK
00	25	52	77
01	16	39	55
02	28	24	52
03	29	21	50
04	7	36	43
05	35	5	40
06	28	6	34
07	7	52	59
08	45	28	73
09	30	32	62
10	19	16	35
11	57	17	74
12	15	26	41
13	15	41	56
14		31	31
15	38	1	39
16	31	19	50
17	42	27	69
18	13	52	65
19	15	16	31
20	10	27	37
21	40	20	60
22	49	24	73
23	35	17	52
Grand Total	629	629	1258

JANUARY 2026
TIME	TOTAL WEEKLY FLIGHT ARRIVAL PER WEEK	TOTAL WEEKLY FLIGHT DEPATURE PER WEEK	TOTAL WEEKLY ARRIVAL + DEPARTURE FLIGHTS PER WEEK
00	25	45	70
01	12	46	58
02	28	23	51
03	30	18	48
04	2	35	37
05	35		35
06	28	6	34
07	7	50	57
08	45	30	75
09	29	32	61
10	22	16	38
11	57	17	74
12	15	28	43
13	15	40	55
14	1	32	33
15	41		41
16	31	23	54
17	41	27	68
18	13	54	67
19	15	16	31
20	10	27	37
21	43	20	63
22	49	27	76
23	35	17	52
Grand Total	629	629	1258

**Serendib** · 23-12-2025, 05:24 AM

FitsAir Adds Lahore in 1Q26

1 min
NW25
Written By AeroRoutes - Jim Liu
Published at 1100PST / 1900GMT 22DEC25

Sri Lanka’s FitsAir in the first quarter of 2026 schedules new service to Pakistan, with the addition of Colombo – Lahore route. From 20JAN26, Airbus A320 aircraft to serve this route twice weekly.

8D981 CMB1800 – 2140LHE 320 26
8D982 LHE2240 – 0320+1CMB 320 26

AeroRoutes

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251222-8d1q26lhe

**Serendib** · 23-12-2025, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by n863gt

Smartwings PL to start 1x weekly WAW-MCT-CMB winter service from 23/12/2025 using 7M8s.

Arriving soon

Screenshot 2025-12-23 155056.jpg

**Serendib** · 24-12-2025, 03:12 AM

Welcome back Smartwings to the paradise island of Sri Lanka!

We are delighted to announce the commencement of the new weekly charter service from Warsaw, the capital of Poland, which began on 23rd December 2025.

The inaugural flight arrived carrying 180 passengers and was warmly greeted with a celebratory water cannon salute organized by AASL, followed by a traditional Kandyan dance performance arranged by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.

Attached Files

**suganya07** · 25-12-2025, 01:25 PM

Air Astana back to Colombo

The first flight from Almaty arrived at Colombo today (25-Dec) afternoon.

182 tourists have reportedly arrived at Colombo from Almaty, an Air Astana which holds flight number KC-167.

These flights, which operate twice a week, will operate on Almaty-Colombo flights every Monday and Thursday until the beginning of April 2026.

Attached Files

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**Serendib** · 27-12-2025, 09:17 AM

First winter tourists from Moldova set to arrive at Mattala

The first seasonal flight carrying tourists from Moldova is scheduled to touch down at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport on Saturday (27). Vision Air will operate nine direct flights as part of this programme.

https://hirunews.lk/en/437576/first-...ive-at-mattala

**banuthev** · 28-12-2025, 04:06 AM

Originally posted by Serendib

FitsAir Adds Lahore in 1Q26

1 min
NW25
Written By AeroRoutes - Jim Liu
Published at 1100PST / 1900GMT 22DEC25

Sri Lanka’s FitsAir in the first quarter of 2026 schedules new service to Pakistan, with the addition of Colombo – Lahore route. From 20JAN26, Airbus A320 aircraft to serve this route twice weekly.

8D981 CMB1800 – 2140LHE 320 26
8D982 LHE2240 – 0320+1CMB 320 26

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/251222-8d1q26lhe

FitsAir is listing Lahore on its website, but the booking is not available when i tried dummy booking. Is Lahore definitely happening from 20 Jan?
I also see Kochi on Fitsair website. Is Kochi also to be added as a new destination for Fitsair?
Seems Fitsair is going to reduce flights to Kuala Lumpur from 4 weekly to 3 weekly. Any reason for reduction in frequencies?

Attached Files

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**banuthev** · 28-12-2025, 04:13 AM

Originally posted by Farhan Hussain

VP-CRP [1037] did two test flights on Dec 17

Hi Haleef & the team, Any chance VP-CRP will join SriLankan Airlines? planespotters.net and airfleets are still listing VP-CRP due for SriLankan.

**MAW2000** · 28-12-2025, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by banuthev

FitsAir is listing Lahore on its website, but the booking is not available when i tried dummy booking. Is Lahore definitely happening from 20 Jan?
I also see Kochi on Fitsair website. Is Kochi also to be added as a new destination for Fitsair?
Seems Fitsair is going to reduce flights to Kuala Lumpur from 4 weekly to 3 weekly. Any reason for reduction in frequencies?

Hi Banu , Merry Christmas! (even if you don't celebrate)

Flights are not open for sales to LHE, will be opening soon. Flights are about to start from 20JAN twice a week, D2 D6,given timings are correct. Kochi is listed for a operational reason, no any plans on COK in near future. Yes, KUL will be reduced to thrice weekly. But DEL and AMD are in the pipe.

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