Emirates to increase flights to ColomboDubai-based Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, will add three more flights per week to Colombo from June 30 to meet rising demand. The additional services, which will operate between Dubai and Colombo on More… |
Turkish Airlines starts Colombo flightsTurkish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Turkey, has started flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka, operating five days a week. Colombo makes it the airline’s 219th destination and 98th country, a statement from the company sa More… |
RJ, SriLankan sign codeshare pactRoyal Jordanian (RJ), the national flag carrier, has signed a new free-sale codeshare agreement with SriLankan Airlines. Under the agreement, SriLankan Airlines may sell as many seats between Amman and Colombo as RJ, with no limitation More… |
Emirates opens new Colombo loungeEmirates airline has opened its exclusive new lounge at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), the first to be set up at the airport by an international airline. Tim Clark, president of Emirates airline, and Mohammed Matt More… |
Sri Lanka finds natural gas offshoreSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday said natural gas has been found off the Indian Ocean island nation, in a well Cairn India said required more exploration to see if it is commercially viable. Cairn, a subsidiary of London-li More… |
Sri Lanka beckons professional emigrantsThere is an increasing demand for highly qualified professionals in various sectors, providing a great incentive for top Sri Lankan executives employed abroad to return home and benefit from the economic revival, said an expert. Fayaz Sale More… |
Mövenpick seals Colombo hotel dealSwiss hospitality chain Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has secured a management deal to operate a 180-room property in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which is expected to open by mid 2013. The upscale Mövenpick Hotel Colombo, located next to More… |
Gulf Air restarts Colombo servicesBahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has restarted its services to Srilankan capital Colombo after eight long years. The airline said it will operate 10 weekly flights on this sector. The inaugural flight took off on Tuesday from Bahrai More… |
Gulf Air announces Aden, Colombo servicesGulf Air has announced the launch of service to Aden in Yemen and re-launching of flights to Colombo in Sri Lanka. The airline will begin services to Aden via Sana’a from September 22 with four weekly services while Colombo service will be More… |
Flydubai starts service to 3 new citiesFlydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, has launched flights to Karachi, Colombo and Irbid, bringing its route network to 22 cities. “The ties between the UAE and Pakistan are already strong with bilateral trade worth more than $6 billio More… |








