SriLankan Airlines has once again bagged the prestigious ‘World’s Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean’ title at the Grand Final Gala Ceremony of World Travel Awards, held in Lisbon, Portugal recently.

Congratulating SriLankan Airlines, World Travel Awards founder Graham Cooke said: “SriLankan Airlines has demonstrated a relentless drive to improve its services and I am delighted that it has been acknowledged by both the travel trade and the public by being voted ‘World’s Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean.”

SriLankan Airlines’ senior manager marketing, Saminda Perera, said: “This award highlights our efforts to establish a consolidated presence in the Indian Ocean region. Our expansion efforts have been consistent and in line with the market demands. Whilst increasing frequencies to popular destinations based on passenger demands, we have constantly endeavoured to upgrade our product in order to provide an unmatchable travel experience. Our global connectivity across key regions has invariably made us a choice of travel to and from the Indian Subcontinent via our Colombo hub.”

The award proves SriLankan’s presence in the South Asian region, strongly supported by its connectivity of 119 flights a week to 13 Indian cities (including seasonal operations to Bodh Gaya and Varanasi). The airline also operates to other popular cities such as Dhaka, Karachi and Lahore.

The other contenders to the title were Air Austral, Air France, Air India, Air Seychelles, AirAsia, British Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines.

World Travel Awards, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence. - TradeArabia News Service