SriLankan Airlines’ Cargo Centre at the Bandaranaike International Airport handled an all-time high 146,883 metric tonnes of cargo during 2004, and looks set to do even better this year.
The pristine beaches and the wild waves of the east coast of Sri Lanka will once again be the chosen venue for the SriLankan Airlines Champion of Champions BPSA Surf Competition. This will be the second year Sri Lankan Airlines is co-sponsoring the event with BPSA (British Pro-Surf Association) and TTAL (Travel and Tours Anywhere Limited).
SriLankan Air Taxi, the domestic arm of the National Carrier, has come up with some splendid holiday packages with luxurious accommodation and rapid travel, for the June 18-21 long weekend in the popular resort areas of Sigiriya, Giritale, and Anuradhapura .
- June 14th, 2005
SriLankan Airlines has opened its latest Ticket Office in the southern coastal town of Matara , the 14th ticket office in the island that takes the National Carrier's services to the doorstep of its customers.
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SriLankan Airlines has commissioned its luxurious new “Serendib Lounge” for the use of Business Class passengers at the Bandaranaike International Airport , adding yet another dimension to the National Carrier's efforts to make Colombo the preferred hub of South Asia .
In a first for Sri Lanka, Standard Chartered Bank and Skywards , the frequent flyer programme of SriLankan Airlines and Emirates, has introduced a co-branded credit card, bringing great travel benefits for customers.
SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, will cross an exciting new frontier when it begins thrice weekly services to China on the 15th of June 2005. The flights on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday will operate from Colombo to Beijing via BangkokSri Lanka announced its return to the global tourism market with the launch of “Rediscover Sri Lanka”,
a US $ 4.1 million campaign to boost tourism to the country that is fast recovering from last year’s Tsunami.
Skywards, the frequent flyer programme of SriLankan Airlines and Emirates, took top honours in New York at InsideFlyer magazine’s 17th Annual Freddie Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of customer loyalty programmes.
27th April, 2005
SriLankan Cargo, will launch a freighter service to the South Indian industrial city of Coimbatore on the 27th of April, yet another step in its strategy of linking major industrial cities in the region to Colombo and beyond. The twice-weekly service will operate on Wednesday and Saturday with the airline's two AN12F aircraft, which each have a capacity of 17 metric tonnes of cargo in Palletts. 04th April, 2005Passengers of SriLankan Airlines, the country’s national carrier, can now look forward to making their own airline reservations with the newly introduced internet booking engine from the privacy of their home, office or wherever an internet connection is available.
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