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Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean is seen as a key for trans-shipment routes for India
Sri Lanka expects to handle 10.36 million passengers including transits this year compared to 8.88 mn last last year
Air cargo movement has declined in the first nine months of 2025 compared to last year
Some airlines have expressed interest in operating to the airport
The company will increase flights to and from 10 from the current 7
Resuming daily services to Riyadh on Monday night and Dubai on Tuesday
Tourists arriving by air had risen 104.65 percent to 452,532 in the first two months
Operating leases for 6 and 8 years
Identified work under BIADP Phase II
Thai Airways flights are operated daily
The Maldivian will start twice weekly flights from April 25
India's Alliance Air already operates daily flights to Jaffna
The collaboration will allow SriLankan Airlines to access Korean Air’s far eastern network,
If not jobs of 6,000 employees are at risk
SriLankan Airlines has recently witnessed delays due raft of technical issues in Colombo and foreign airports
Sri Lanka signs direct flight agreement to facilitate sending more workers to Israel
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SriLankan has faced many delays in the recent past owning to technical issues
Sri Lanka is close to awarding the management of Mattala airport to a consortium of Russian and Indian companies
College plans to produce aviation professionals, not only within Sri Lanka, but also within the region.
Ground handling services for SriLankan Airlines aircraft at Narita Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, by International Air Cargo
CAASL issues FAOC for Russia's Rossiya Airlines to operate flights from Moscow to Colombo
A second aircraft from Air Belgium is to arrive in mid-January 2024.
Several A330s grounded, but will be back in service next week
SriLankan Airlines leased an Airbus A320 aircraft to add to its fleet, this week.
Civil Aviation Authority, SLBC and SriLankan Airlines to promote aviation sector jobs among school children
Bids were furnished by 12 aviation fuel supplying companies
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