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Sri Lanka to build temporary terminal at BIA

Decision to build a second terminal with the JICA grant was halted when Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy.

December 12, 2023 2 min read

Six investors eyeing stake in Sri LankanAirlines: Minister

In a pre-bid meeting, the investors have asked to extend the deadline to the middle of January

December 11, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Mattala airport management to private investor

Sri Lanka will soon award the management of Mattala International Airport to a private investor on a 30-year contract

December 8, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lankan migrant workers for Japan civil aviation sector

Sri Lankans to work in Japan's Civil Aviation sector, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment said

December 8, 2023 1 min read
SriLankan expands fleet to 23 with another A330

New government has allocated 29 bln rupees from 2025 budget for loss-making SriLankan

SriLankan Airlines making losses on 31 out of 45 routes: Harsha

Passenger revenues down and so are fuel costs

Four killed in Sri Lanka military plane crash

A Sri Lankan air force plane crashed in a tea-growing mountainous region Friday, killing the four crew on board, a milit...

January 3, 2020 1 min read

Ashok Pathirage appointed Chairman of SriLankan Airlines

Top businessman Ashok Pathirage has been appointed chairman of the national carrier SriLankan Airlines, he said.

December 16, 2019 1 min read
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Sri Lanka charter flights run into headwinds in 2018

Tourist arrivals via charter flights to Sri Lanka ran into headwinds in 2018, falling 14.5 percent from a year earlier t...

December 6, 2019 1 min read

India's Vistara starts flights to Sri Lanka as tourism recovers

Vistara, a full service carrier owned between India's Tata group and Singapore Airlines has started flights to Sri Lank...

Tania Madies
November 26, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka raises overflight fees after air navigation upgrades

Sri Lankan aviation authorities have increased overflying charges for aircraft flying through the island's airspace, the...

November 14, 2019 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines' Airbus deal flouted procurement rules: Auditor General

State-run SriLankan Airlines had violated government procurement guidelines in entering a deal to purchase and lease 14...

November 14, 2019 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines loses Rs41bn, balance sheet hole Rs168bn

State-run SriLankan Airlines had lost 41 billion rupees in the year to March 2019, with negative assets in the balance s...

November 13, 2019 2 min read

Faulty cable disrupts power at Sri Lanka's Katunayake airport, system to be upgraded in 2020

A fauly power cable at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake caused a power outage for a half hour Satu...

November 9, 2019 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines, Air India in codeshare to Toronto

State-run SriLankan Airlines said it had started flights to Toronto via Delhi tying up with Air India.

November 8, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Expolanka in Rs830mn Sept quarter loss

Sri Lankan logistics group Expolanka Holdings lost 830 million rupees in the September 2019 quarter compared with a prof...

November 7, 2019 1 min read
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Sri Lanka upgrades Colombo FIR control centre

Sri Lanka has upgraded air navigation infrastructure in Colombo Flight Information region which controls air traffic ove...

November 3, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka travel agents forced to bailout India's JetAirways customers

Sri Lanka's travel agents have called for the government to mandate a balanced contract or insurance for foreign airlin...

Chanka Jayasinghe
October 25, 2019 2 min read

Flights to Sri Lanka's Katunanayake diverted over bad weather

Two flights to Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport was diverted to another airport due to sudden bad weather.

October 21, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka declares three new international airports taking total to five

Sri Lanka has declared three new domestic airports as international airports which will have border control facilities, ...

October 19, 2019 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's Jaffna International Airport takes off welcoming India's Alliance Air flight

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena opened Jaffna as an international airport with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremes...

October 17, 2019 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines wins top Indian Ocean carrier spot at World Travel Awards

State-run SriLankan Airlines said it had won the award for ‘Asia’s Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean’, World Tra...

October 14, 2019 1 min read
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SriLankan flight to Japan delayed over Typhoon Hagibis

SriLankan Airlines said its flight from Colombo to Narita in Japan has been delayed due to Typhoon Hagibis until tomorro...

October 12, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka opens internal flights to foreign carriers

Sri Lanka has given the clearance to license foreign airlines to operate flights between internal airports to boost the ...

October 2, 2019 1 min read

SriLankan Engineering services Air Seychelles aircraft

State-run SriLankan Airlines said Air Seychelles had become a customer of its engineering unit.

September 24, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Expolanka USA unit settles case for US$6.75mn

Sri Lanka's Expolanka Holdings Plc, a freight forwarder with an international network said it had settle a case filed by...

September 23, 2019 1 min read