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Sri Lanka's adverse weather has killed at least 56 so far
One of these aircraft is still not flying
Two old A330 aircraft were acquired paying 50 million dollars higher than market price
Former SriLankan CEO was given US$2mn as bribe in 2013, UK court found
A join venture deal with firms from Russia and India failed two years ago after U.S. blacklisting
SriLankan flight have faced several technical issues in recent past
A new board of directors has also been appointed for the state-owned airline.
Iran's missile attack on Israel has threatened escalation of fighting in the Middle East
Attempts to find a buyer for the airline so far has failed.
SriLankan Airlines could travel to 30 destinations in Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Europe via the Dubai hub
Non-stop daily flights between the southern Indian city of Chennai and Jaffna
“In Sri Lanka, it's very hard to get into the industry of piloting.”
Mattala Airport was dubbed as World's emptiest airport due to no flights landing
Salary hike and new hires to combat ATC drain
Sri Lanka will stop losses from Mattala Airport after Indian-Russian consortium starts operation
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JICA has agreed to provide gap funding
Internet booking system restored by 1400 hours
An alternate strategy, to be decided on
Self-service, biometrics
Key benefit of finishing OCC restructuring is re-starting stalled projects
Mattala airport was built by China and was earlier offered to India
Sri Lanka "would like to see a Sri Lankan entrepreneur or consortium" buying into the airline
In early April, the minister said Sri Lanka plans to revamp the Hingurakgoda airport to an international airport.
Pepper & salt still served for business class passengers
Sri Lanka does not have direct flight to Islamabad yet.
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