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As airspace in certain parts of the Middle East continues to remain closed due to the ongoing conflict
All top global airlines operating in the Middle east are paralyzed due to escalating crisis
Expects to increase Indian passenger traffic by 12 percent next year
State-owned SriLankan, Singapore Airlines are have already rolled out self check-in counters at BIA
Will work with the International Finance Corporation, the transaction advisor for the carrier's divestiture
Previous government has approved to acquire 4 widebody aircrafts
SriLankan now has 23 Airbus fleet
New government has allocated 29 bln rupees from 2025 budget for loss-making SriLankan
Passenger revenues down and so are fuel costs
Lahore flight was halted yesteday
SriLankan's cargo business has been growing at 5 percent annually
FitsAir's route network includes South Asia and the Middle East.
At a cost of 13,124,402 Australian dollars, or 2.6 billion rupees
An electrical substation that supplies power to the airport had caught fire
We have got some kind of greenlight on that
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Sri Lanka current law administered by the Civil Aviation Authority
Passengers can now access the in-flight entertainment system on their carry-on devices
The contracts are awarded for two years.
Once it is finalized we expect the rating assigned to Sri Lanka will be further improved
The work was completed ahead of the scheduled completion date.
Rs 9.8bn injected in 2024. Rs20bn allocated in the 2025 budget
Govt to sign agreements with banks
“We are already planning to raise the frequency to six flights per week during the upcoming summer season.”
Integrates advanced AI and natural language processing (NLP) technologies to help with a range of passenger inquiries.
Still below highs seen in 2018 and 2019
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