Special treatment for Hajj pilgrims on SriLankan Airlines
- Nov 11th, 2008

SriLankan Airlines is providing extra special treatment during this Hajj pilgrimage season for passengers on its flights to Jeddah, the gateway to the Muslim holy city of Makkah.

This includes a choice of special meals on both scheduled and chartered flights to Jeddah, SriLankan operates to Jeddah on every Tuesdays and Fridays.

In addition, a special 60-minute documentary on the performance of Hajj is being screened on board during the month of November and December on all Colombo to Jeddah flights.

SriLankan’s Regional Manager Middle East, Africa & CIS, Mohamed Fazeel, said: “SriLankan Airlines believes in constant value addition to our acclaimed Warm, Friendly and Caring Service. This is yet another special touch that we are providing our passengers who are undertaking the Hajj pilgrimage.

SriLankan’s many on-board comforts include a 18-channel seatback television at every seat with 22 audio channels and 16 video games, and Business Class having a choice of movies on video as well.

Sri Lanka’s award-winning carrier now has a network of 44 destinations in 24 countries across Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and Southeast Asia. It is one of the largest carriers into Indian, where it serves 11 cities. It provides convenient connections to nine cities in the Middle East, including three in Saudi Arabia – Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.