Year 2007   January - March


SriLankan Airlines rises to the challenge in nation’s hour of need
- March 28th , 2007
SriLankan Airlines proved to be a tower of strength for the country during its time of need, following the disruption of operations at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Monday.
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SriLankan Cargo Links Jeddah To Its Network
- March 28th , 2007
Perishable goods and construction related cargo exporters in South Asia and the Far East now have access to a third Saudi Arabian city, with SriLankan Cargo launching a twice weekly service to Jeddah.
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Jeddah Crowns SriLankan Airlines Middle East Schedule
- March 28th , 2007
A SriLankan Airlines Airbus A340 touched down at the King Abdulaziz International Airport on March 27, marking the launch of the airline’s twice weekly service to Jeddah.
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Efficiency of SriLankan Airlines’ Flight Operations receives ISO 9001:2000 approval
- March 27th , 2007
SriLankan Airlines added yet another feather to its cap when the efficiency of its Flight Operations Department won the important ISO 9001:2000 accreditation recently.
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SriLankan trains 3rd Airblue aircraft engineers group
- March 26th , 2007
SriLankan Airlines welcomed the third group of Aircraft Engineers from the Pakistani’s Airblue airline recently, to undergo training at SriLankan Technical Training.
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SriLankan Airlines increases flights between Goa and Colombo
- March 19th , 2007
SriLankan Airlines is adding a third weekly flight to the popular coastal resort of Goa, moving closer to becoming the first scheduled foreign airline to have a hundred flights per week to India.
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A helping hand from SriLankan Airlines for another school
- March 15th , 2007
The staff of SriLankan Airlines, in their continuous quest of uplifting the education of children and young people throughout the nation, recently provided a helping hand for yet another school.
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SriLankan Airlines draws praise for efficient handling of Bohra pilgrimage
- March 7th , 2007
SriLankan Airlines drew praise from other airlines for its efficient handling of a large number of charter flights during the recent pilgrimage to Colombo of thousands of members of the Bohra religious community.
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SriLankan Airlines continues assisting Tsunami school it rebuilt in Kalmunai
- March 5th , 2007
SriLankan Airlines is continuing its support of Al Bahriya Maha Vidyalaya, the Tsunami-ravaged school in Kalmunai that the National Carrier helped rebuild last year in a Rs. 75 million project.
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SriLankan Airlines to Fly to Jeddah
- March 1st , 2007
SriLankan Airlines will make Saudi Arabia’s city of Jeddah its 51st global destination, launching a twice weekly service starting March 27, 2007.
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SriLankan Airlines launches website for Ground Handling Services
- February 28th, 2007
SriLankan Airlines, which provides ground handling services for all airlines at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport, has launched a website www.srilankan.aero/groundhandling with detailed information for the convenience of new customer airlines and infrequent customers.
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SriLankan Airlines’ new ‘Sathkara’ service delights passengers at BIA
- February 22nd, 2007
SriLankan Airlines has introduced a comprehensive new service named ‘Sathkara’ to assist passengers through Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport, yet another innovation by the National Carrier to provide total satisfaction to its customers.
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SriLankan Airlines’ International Aviation Academy expands operations to the Maldives
- February 19th, 2007
The International Aviation Academy (IAA), the training arm of SriLankan Airlines, will shortly begin programmes in the Maldivian capital, Male, a significant expansion of its services to the South Asian region.
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SriLankan Cargo sets new record for freight handling at BIA
- February 16th, 2007
SriLankan Cargo set a new record for handling of freight at Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport in 2006 with a total of 167,289 metric tonnes, an increase of 4.48% over the previous calendar year.
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Book Online with SriLankan Airlines and Win your Money Back!
- February 15th, 2007
Celebrating their double daily services to Mumbai, SriLankan Airlines is inviting Sri Lankans’ to fly to Mumbai and have the chance to win their money back by booking flights through the Internet.
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SriLankan’s adopted school excels at exams
- February 14th, 2007
Academic performance of students at SriLankan Airlines’ adopted school in Kalawana has increased significantly following the intervention of the National Carrier, with several students qualifying to enter university.
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SriLankan Airlines and HSBC Tee-Off In Second SriLankan Strokes Tournament
- February 09th, 2007
Global banking giant HSBC’s Premier members will tee off in the second annual SriLankan Strokes 2007, slated for February 22 to the 24 in the picturesque hill station of Nuwara Eliya.
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SriLankan Holidays’ Stress Busting City Breaks
- February 06th, 2007
Discover the paradise isle with SriLankan Holidays’ City Breaks - offering discerning travellers and the busy workaholic, a short stop to explore and enjoy the sights and sounds of the modern and ancient capitals of the island.
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SriLankan Airlines invests Rs. 350 million to promote Sri Lanka
- January 24th, 2007
SriLankan Airlines has invested more than Rs. 350 million in advertising campaigns overseas in the last two years to promote Sri Lanka as a tourist destination, among its many strategies to encourage travel into the country.
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SriLankan Airlines continues to play dominant role in travel to Sri Lanka
- January 22nd, 2007
SriLankan Airlines continues to serve an important function in carrying the vast majority of travellers and cargo to and from Sri Lanka, at a time when many airlines are reducing their levels of activity to Colombo.
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SriLankan Airlines wins KLIA Award as Foreign Carrier of the Year South Asia
- January 19th, 2007
SriLankan Airlines was adjudged the Foreign Carrier of the Year for the South Asia Sector, at the inaugural KLIA Awards in Kuala Lumpur recently.
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SriLankan Engineering carries out maintenance check on Airblue A320
- January 17th, 2007
SriLankan Engineering, the technical arm of SriLankan Airlines, carried out a Maintenance Check on an Airbus A320 aircraft of the Pakistani carrier Airblue, in its expanding programme of providing maintenance services to other airlines.
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SriLankan Airlines welcomes 14 new local pilots
- January 12th, 2007
Fourteen young pilots received their ‘Wings’ as Junior First Officers at SriLankan Airlines, after completing a rigorous training programme at the National Carrier.
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SriLankan Airlines extends agreement with Aircraft Engineers’ union
- January 10th, 2007
SriLankan Airlines and the Association of Licensed Aircraft Engineers (ALAE) have extended their longstanding Collective Agreement for a further three year period.
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