Sri Lankan Airlines Commences Operations

Wednesday 13th of May 2020

Sri Lankan Airlines Commences Operations

Cargo freighters to the Maldives increase with SriLankan Airlines to operate three weekly cargo freighters to Maldives. From May 18th, the flagship carrier of neighbouring Sri Lanka will operate special cargo flights to 17 destinations from Colombo.

These include three weekly flights to Male; two flights a week to Chennai, Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Doha, Dubai, Melbourne, Beijing, Guangzhou (Canton), and Shanghai; and one weekly flight each to Mumbai, Karachi, Lahore, Dhaka, Frankfurt, and Tokyo (Narita).

The national airline of Sri Lanka is also restarting limited passenger operations, with flights to a select few destinations that are easing their travel restrictions. From 14th May, SriLankan Airlines will offer flights to London, Tokyo (Narita International Airport), Melbourne and Hong Kong. The flights will operate for both passengers and cargo.

“Passengers who wish to travel using these new flights are reminded that they should ensure that they are eligible to enter the respective countries depending on the restrictions imposed by regulatory authorities in each country. They are kindly requested check their respective boarder control or emigration authorities or contact their travel agents before purchasing any tickets.”