Cargo volumes at Sri Lanka's main Bandaranaike International Airport have reached an all-time high in December 2009, topping a previous record in 2006, according to state-run carrier Sri Lankan Airlines, which operates the airport's only cargo terminal. Sri Lankan said a that a total of 23 airlines had carried 16,070 tonnes of cargo in 1,213 flights, topping a March 2006 high of 16,033 tonnes. For the full year 2009 the airport handled 133,693 tonnes of cargo. … [Read more...] about Record setting Dec for Sri Lanka air cargo
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Sri Lankan Air slashes India capacity
Sri Lankan Airlines has slashed flights to India from 100 a week to 51, as part of a cost-cutting strategy and re-aligning of services to conserve cash and maximise yields, the carrier's CEO Manoj Gunawardena said recently. Cochin, Calicut, Coimbatore and Hyderabad - which primarily carried traffic between the Middle East and the the Far East - were dropped from the carrier's network while Indian destinations generating traffic to and from Sri Lanka have been maintained. Competition on Indian … [Read more...] about Sri Lankan Air slashes India capacity
Middle East : Etihad extends codeshare with Sri Lankan
Etihad Airways has extended its existing codeshare agreement with Sri Lankan Airlines from the current agreement covering only flights between Abu Dhabi and Colombo to also cover all of Sri Lankan Airlines’ services between the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo and Mahe, the main city in the Maldives. “Etihad’s codeshare with Sri Lankan Airlines has worked well during the last year and we are pleased to extend the deal and provide our customers with flights to the Maldives … [Read more...] about Middle East : Etihad extends codeshare with Sri Lankan
