Srilankan Airlines

The new flight timings are ideal for both Indian holidaymakers and business event attendees travelling to Sri Lanka for short weekend escapes

15-year-old autistic boy denied boarding at Bengaluru airport

The family were on their way to a holiday to Maldives and reached the airport on May 16 to board the SriLankan Airlines flight UL 174 to Colombo en route to Male

SriLankan shares plan with government to privatise airline, claims not taken state funds for last 12 to 14 months

SriLankan has to reduce its $850 million of debt before privatisation because investors may otherwise want the government takes on part of the debt, like in the case of Air India. It may not be easy to sell the whole of the airline, which owns the rights to the airport and landing rights on a government-to-government basis.

Series of technical malfunctions in flights - diversions & emergency landings

Three international carriers' aircrafts have made emergency landings at various airports across India, due to technical difficulties.

Sri Lankan crisis hands Indian airlines an opportunity on a platter, will they grab it?

SriLankan Airlines, which the government is reportedly seeking to sell as it battles the country’s worst economic crisis, presents Indian carriers an opportunity to fly to Seychelles, Mauritius and other Indian Ocean island destinations beyond Male in the Maldives.

Vipula Gunatilleka, Jet Airways CFO, is confident airline will soon 'regain its lost glory'

Vipula Gunatilleka was the CEO of SriLankan Airlines till last month. He led the airline for over three years, from August 2018.

We plan to be a very strong force in the region, says SriLankan Airlines’s Ashok Parthirage

Ashok Parthirage, chairman of the flag carrier is courting the Indian traveller, while also hard-selling Sri Lanka as an investment, tourism and domicile destination

SriLankan Airlines plans to fly to more destinations in India

"India will be an important market for expansion for the airline... we plan to fly to more destinations (in India)," SriLankan Airlines' Manager (North India) Chinthaka Weerasinghe said.

SriLankan Airlines increase flights to India by 20%

The Sri Lankan national carrier, which is also a part of the 14-members global airlines grouping, Oneworld, has added four cities -- Kolkata, Madurai, Bodh Gaya and Varanasi -- in its network during this period, according to a release.

Sri Lanka's airline unable to repay USD 1 bn debt: PM

The beleaguered national carrier has drawn controversy in recent years after an independent investigator last year found evidence of serious corruption in a USD 2.3 billion deal to buy Airbus aircraft.