- July 24th , 2007
Two of Sri Lanka’s best known corporate entities, SriLankan Airlines and John Keells, have begun a partnership aimed at developing delicious new food items especially for passengers of the National Carrier.
The first step was taken recently when the airline began serving Elephant House brand Vanilla and Chocolate ice cream on SriLankan’s flights to India. The National Carrier is the most frequent foreign carrier into India, with 95 flights a week to no less than 10 cities.
Nigel O’Shea, Head of Service Delivery at SriLankan, said: “We at SriLankan are constantly looking to improve our levels of inflight service, which have won many global accolades, and ice cream is very popular enhancement to the service. We are always keen to work with local companies whenever we can and providing Elephant House Ice Cream on board further extends our partnership with John Keells and gives something extra to our passengers”.
Manilal De Silva, Sector Head of John Keells Consumer Foods Sector, said: “This is the first time that a local brand of ice cream is being served on board the National Carrier’s flights. Elephant House is one of Sri Lanka’s best known brands for ice creams and other food products. We intend to introduce other Elephant House products aboard the airline’s European sectors shortly.”
SriLankan, which takes great pride in its warm and friendly service, recently introduced more enhancements for the benefit of passengers, ranging from expanded menus to toys for children to more entertainment options. Different types of cuisine are served on board flights to various parts of the world, with special emphasis on the culinary preferences of each particular region. Jehan Karunaratne, Manager Inflight Service Support at SriLankan, said: “We are currently developing several types of food items, some of which will be served as snacks in-between meals on flights that have two main meals.”
SriLankan has in recent years won such prestigious titles as World’s Best Airline in a survey of Economy Class passengers, World’s Friendliest Cabin Staff, first runner-up for World’s Best Cabin Staff, and Best Overall Inflight Entertainment (small fleet).
SriLankan’s all-Airbus fleet contains luxurious seats with ample pitch and width. All seats are equipped with the latest in in-flight entertainment with 18-channel seat-back television, 22-channel audio and 16 video games, with Business Class having a choice of videos as well. SriLankan now flies to 51 destinations in 28 countries throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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