WHAT'S NEW
SriLankan Airlines to fly direct flights to Ahmedabad
Vietnam Airlines to fly direct flights to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines 4R-ANE back in service
Frenchbee launches flights to Sri Lanka from Paris
Fitsair Inaugural Ahmedabad–Colombo flight takes off
SriLankan Airlines returns to Lufthansa Systems for flight planning tech
Industry calls for direct European charters as shifting airline dynamics challenge Sri Lanka’s tourism yield
Beijing Capital Airlines to resume direct flights to Colombo
BIA T2 Project is going to resume in November 2026
SLAF's upgraded Kfir C-12 takes flight
4R-ALH operating flight UL606 returns to Colombo
No second runway for BIA until 2055
BIA is upgrading the existing runway to 4000m
4R-ANE is getting ready for UL Revenue service
WEAIR Launch Marks Major Boost for Sri Lanka’s Air Cargo and Logistics Sector
Dimal Arandara appointed Chairman of SriLankan, CEO to be appointed soon
SriLankan 4R-ABN is back in service
Saudia operates charter flight to Colombo
Vietjet Air is going to fly Colombo flights
Fitsair A320 4R-EXQ lease expiry
VietJet Air Opens Colombo Office Ahead of Sri Lanka Launch
4R-ABN is out of service
Belavia to resume flights to Sri Lanka
British Airways to launch direct flights to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines to increase Melbourne flights
Qatar Airways flight from Colombo to London
SriLankan Airlines to resume Dubai and Riyadh
SLAF Air Show - 2026
Colombo to Rome repatriation flight by SriLankan Airlines
Malaysia Airlines increases Colombo flights to 10 weekly
Fits Air Flight Schedule for Colombo to Ahmedabad flights
SriLankan Airlines 4R-ALO back in service
SriLankan Airlines 4R-ANA out of service
Thai Airways is reducing Colombo flights from 09-March-2026
LOT Polish Airlines is operating repatriation flights from Colombo to Warsaw
Sri Lanka Suspends All Regular Middle East Flights
Neon Air is operating repatriation flights from Colombo
Civil Aviation Authority Confirms 07 Middle East Flights Today Amid Airspace Closures
Saudia is planning Jeddah-Colombo flights
SriLankan Airlines 4R-ALP back in service
SriLankan Airlines 4R-ALO out of service
Fits Air 4R-EXS back in service
Fits Air 4R-EXR to be under C-Check
Fits Air is planning to expand the fleet to 4 Jets
SriLankan Airlines struggles to secure 7 needed jets
Domestic flights from BIA to Palali soon: Civil Aviation Minister
Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Update - March 2026
Colombo- Ahmedabad direct flights to commence in April
Sri Lanka welcomes Indian investment in Udan-like domestic aviation scheme
SriLankan Airlines 4R-ALP A330-343 under C Check
SriLankan Airlines A330-343 fleet to go under C Check
Fits Air A320 4R-EXS under C Check
Fits Air plans Lahore and Ahmedabad launch in Summer 2026
Qantas A330 arrived at Colombo for a 3 day stop
Sri Lanka welcomes Indian investment in Udan-like domestic aviation scheme
SriLankan Airlines is planning to fly Ahmedabad
Sri Lanka Court Orders Arrest of Ex-Speaker’s Son Over Airbus Scandal
Capital Airlines launched direct flights between Beijing-Colombo
SriLankan A321NEO 4R-ANE to return to service by Feb 2026
SriLankan grounds A332 4R-ALH for 5 days
Qantas to fly Colombo Charter
Air India to fly additional flight to Colombo
Gulf Air is increasing Bahrain-Colombo flights
Air Seychelles is flying B737MAX to Colombo
Arkia is cancelling Tel Aviv-Colombo flights
Capital Airlines is planning to increase Colombo flights
Salam Air is increasing Muscat-Colombo in Summer 2026
SriLankan postpones flights to Beijing and Shanghai
SriLankan is planning to upgrade Guangzhou capacity
Fits Air postpones Lahore launch
Singapore Airlines delays daily B737MAX ops to Colombo
Melbourne bound Qatar Airways aircraft diverted to Colombo
Colombo Airport Flight Update - February 2026
Ethiopian Airlines B787 visits Colombo Airport
SriLankan Airlines A321neo 4R-ANC is in special livery
Ethiopian Airlines is planning launch Colombo flights
SriLankan Airlines A321neo 4R-ANC back in service
Sri Lanka to boost domestic aviation
Fitsair certified for A320 pilot training
SriLankan Airlines 4R-ANC technical issue
Turkish Airlines launched A350 services to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines 4R-ANC gets special livery
SriLankan Airlines 4R-AND technical issue
Cinnamon Air 4R-CAE incident
Singapore Airlines is increasing Colombo flights
Chongqing Airlines resumes Chongqing-Colombo-Male' flights
Uzbekistan Airways resumed Mattala flights
SriLankan Airlines Fleet Routemap
Fitsair is planning to launch Lahore
Flydubai is reducing Colombo flights
Gulf Air is reducing Colombo flights
Jazeera Airways is reducing Colombo flights
Chongqing Airlines resumes CKG-CMB-MLE route
Salam Air is reducing Colombo flights
Singapore Airlines boosts frequencies to Colombo
Capital Airlines to launch Beijing Daxing-Colombo route
Turkish Airlines to deploy A359 to Colombo along with A333
Air Seychelles is planning to increase flights to Colombo
SriLankan A321neo 4R-ANE still AOG
SriLankan A330-243 4R-ALS Back in service - 21 Dec 25
Colombo Airport Plane Spotting by Malin Jayasuriya
Techinical issue in Turkish Airlines A333 from Colombo to Istanbul
Colombo Airport Flight Update - January 2026
Jaffna Airport Proposed Terminal Pictures
Malaysia Airlines is increasing Kuala Lumpur - Colombo flights
SriLankan A330-243 4R-ALS not in service
SriLankan begins operations at Velana Airport’s New Terminal
OCC clears proposed settlement for SriLankan borrowings
Sri Lanka secures key clearance in SriLankan debt restructuring
India will remain at the heart of our growth strategy in 2026 - SriLankan
SriLankan expands codeshare agreements with Kuwait Airways
Jaffna Airport terminal expansion project began today - 15 Dec 2025
Sri Lanka-Vietnam direct flights by Vietnam Airlines from Aug 2026
Beijing Capital Airlines to connect Beijing Daxing-Colombo
Maldivian scheduled to operate special flights to Colombo
Jetstar Australia to launch direct flights to Colombo
Sri Lanka’s airports now fully operational; AASL
SriLankan Airlines A330-343 4R-ALL urgently needed a repaint
SriLankan Airlines A330-343 4R-ALR returns to service on the 05 Dec 2025
SriLankan Airlines cancels plan of increasing CMB-BKK from 14 weekly to 18 weekly from Dec 2025
Iran's Meraj Airlines operates charter flight to Colombo on the 04 Dec 2025
SriLankan Airlines says none of its Airbus fleet affected by software issue
Multiple flights to BIA cancelled or diverted due to bad weather in late Nov 2025
EASA has issued an EAD for airbus A320 family aircraft in Nov 2025
Fitsair A320 4R-EXQ back in service on the 20 Nov 2025
Fitsair A320 4R-EXS undergoing maintenance at Hyderabad 17 Nov 2025
Banuthev from Lanka Aviator visits VP-CRP at ISL. Planned VP-CRP may become 4R-ALU.
Chongqing Airlines cancels Colombo flights in Dec 2025
Air China is increasing Chengdu-Colombo flights to Daily from Dec 2025
Thai AirAsia is increasing DMK-CMB flights from 7 weekly to 10 weekly from Dec 2025
FlyDubai is increasing Colombo flights from 28 weekly to 33 weekly in Dec 2025
Gulf Air is increasing Colombo flights from 7 weekly to 8 weekly in Dec 2025
Arkia is operating Colombo flights in Dec 2025
China Eastern is increasing Kunming-Colombo flights from 5 weekly to 7 weekly from Dec 2025
Salam Air is increasing Muscat - Colombo flights from 4 weekly to 6 weekly in Dec 2025
SriLankan is planning to increase Colombo-Bangkok flights from 14 weekly to 18 weekly in Dec 2025
SriLankan Airlines is resuming nonstop flights to Paris from early Dec 2025
SriLankan Airlines is resuming nonstop flights to Frankfurt from early Dec 2025
SriLankan is cancelling Colombo-Paris-Frankfurt-Colombo triangular flights in Dec 2025 to Mar 2026
Smartwings is planning to operate Warsaw-Muscat-Colombo route from late Dec 2025
Enter Air is connecting Colombo with Warsaw, Gdansk, Katowice, Krakow and Poznan in Dec 2025
Batik Air Malaysia is planning to resume Kuala Lumpur - Colombo flights from Mar 2026
Fitsair is increasing Colombo - Dhaka flights from 5 weekly to 7 weekly in Dec 2025
Fitsair is increasing Colombo - Kuala Lumpur flights from 3 weekly to 4 weekly in Dec 2025
Indigo reduced the frequency of Trichy-Jaffna flights from 7 weekly to 3 weekly in 2025
Skyup is planning to operate Mattala flights in late Dec 2025
Azur Air is planning to operate Mattala flights in late Dec 2025
Colombo Airport Flight Update - December 2025
Mattala & Jaffna Airport Flight Update - December 2025
SriLankan Airlines is increasing CMB-LHR flights from 26-October-2025 for winter season
Fitsair reducing CMB-DAC flights to 5 weekly until end of Nov25
Indigo increasing MAA-CMB flights from 21 weekly to 27 weekly effect 26-Oct-2025
AirAsia is increasing KUL-CMB flights from 10 weekly to 14 weekly effect 26-Oct-2025
Air China is increasing TFU-CMB flights from 4 weekly to 6 weekly effect 26-Oct-2025
AirArabia is increasing SHJ-CMB flights effect 26-Oct-2025
Air Seychelles is restoring two weekly flights on SEZ-CMB effect 26-Oct-2025
Jazeera Airways is increasing KWI-CMB flights from 10 weekly to 11 weekly, effect 26-Oct-2025
China Eastern is increasing KMG-CMB flights from 4 weekly to 5 weekly , effect 26-Oct-2025
Chongqing Airlines is cancelling CKG-CMB-MLE route , effect 26-Oct-2025 until end of Dec25
Salam Air is increasing MCT-CMB flights from 4 weekly to 6 weekly , effect end of Nov2025
Aeroflot is increasing SVO-CMB flights from 2 weekly to 3 weekly , effect Oct-2025
Turkish Airlines to deploy A350 on IST-CMB , effect Jan 2026
Edelweiss Air is resuming ZRH-CMB flights , effect 26-Oct-2025 onboard A343. A359 to be deployed from Apr 2026.
Arkia Israel Airlines is cancelling TLV-CMB flights in Nov 2025
Fitsair plans Lahore and Bangkok route in 2026
Peter Hill urges SriLankan Airlines to revive ‘Indian Ocean hub’ strategy with Africa focus
SriLankan A333 4R-ALN parked in ICN since 07-Oct-2025
Skyup, Redwings, Azur Air, Belavia & Uzbekistan Airways to resume direct flights to Mattala
SriLankan Airlines and Saudia strengthen interline partnership
Thai AirAsia to increase DMK-CMB flights from Dec-2025
Jazeera Airways to increase KWI-CMB flights from 7 weekly to 10 weekly from 26-Oct-2025 to Dec-2025
Enter Air is planning to connect CMB with various cities in Poland
Indigo resuming TRZ-JAF flights from 7 weekly to 3 weekly
Turkish Airlines is planning to use A359 on IST-CMB flights
Sri Lanka to exempt embarkation tax at Mattala airport till June 2027
SriLankan A333 4R-ALQ is getting paint job
Batik Air Malaysia pulled out of plan of resuming direct flights to Colombo
Strong Airline Demand for 40 New Colombo Slots Puts BIA Capacity Under Pressure - Deputy Minister of Tourism
Batik Air Malaysia pulled out of plan of resuming direct flights to Colombo
Aeroflot back in Colombo - 05-Oct-2025
Domestic flights with 70-seater aircraft could take off in six months - Peter Hill
Beira Lake Water Aerodrome Launched for Colombo-Katunayake Seaplane Services
SriLankan A333 4R-ALP parked at LHR - 28-Sep-2025
SriLankan to take delivery of another A330 as per reports in Sep-2025
Indigo is planning 04th Daily on MAA-CMB Route -
SriLankan to increase LHR flights to 9 weekly in Winter 2025
SriLankan A333 4R-ALO back in service on the 22-Sep-2025
SriLankan's CMB-PEK route resumption postponed to Mar 2026
SriLankan A333 4R-ALQ is not active since 21-Sep-2025
Arkia resumes direct flights on TLV-CMB on the 24-Sep-2025
SriLankan A321NEO 4R-ANE to rejoin the active fleet early 2026
Colombo Airport Oct 2025 Flight Information
Belavia to fly Mattala from 26-Oct-2025 to Mar-2026
Azur Air to fly Mattala
Air Astana to fly Colombo from Dec-2025
Druk Air to fly Colombo in Dec-2025
Smartwings Poland to fly Colombo in Dec-2025
Air India to terminate MAA-CMB from 26-Oct-2025
SriLankan A320 4R-ABL back in service on the 22-Sep-2025
Smartwings Poland to fly Colombo in Dec-2025
SriLankan A321NEO 4R-ANE getting C Check from 06-Sep-2025
SriLankan Airlines is in talks with Saudia and Vietnam Airlines
SriLankan Airlines is planning Kozhikode flights
Aergocapital A333 VP-CRP ferried from Naples to Istanbul ISL for paintwork for SriLankan
Colombo Airport Aircraft Movements Statistics - Oct 2025
Kuwait Airways to resume flights to Colombo from 26-Oct-25
Colombo Airport Schedule Flight Information - September 2025
Arkia to resume flights to Colombo from Sep-25
Singapore Airlines is going to operate double daily on SIN-CMB from 29-Mar-26
Singapore Airlines to boost SIN-CMB flights from Daily to 10 weekly from 6-Jan-26
SriLankan Airlines is going to increase CMB-SIN from 14 weekly to 16 weekly 27-Oct-25
Fitsair is planning to increase CMB-DAC flights from 5 weekly to Daily from 08-Aug-25
Aeroflot is planning to resume SVO-CMB flights from 05-Oct-25
Plans to revive Beira lake seaplane base to boost tourism
SriLankan A333 [4R-ALM] undergoing landing-gear-change
SriLankan A320 [4R-MRE] undergoing maintenance since 10-Jun-25
SriLankan A333 [4R-ALN] back in service on the 04-Jul-25
Jazeera Airways increases KWI-CMB flights for peak Jul-Aug 2025 season
Skyup plans Mattala flights for NW2025/2026 season
Colombo Airport July 2025 Flight Information
SF Airlines Cargo launced KMG-CMB cargo flights from 26-Jun-25
Fitsair cancels RUH launch
DP Aviation receives AOC for operating RML-JAF flights
SriLankan A332 [4R-ALT] First flight to MLE on the 21-Jun-25
Saudia operates charter flight from JED-CMB on the 27-Jun-25
Arkia Airlines is planning to fly TLV-CMB flights from 23-Sep-25 to 22-Oct-25
Air China is planning to increase CTU-CMB flights from 4 weekly to Daily effective 03-Aug-25 to 19-Aug-25
Ethiopian Airlines is planning ADD-CMB flights
Cathay Pacific is going to increase HKG-CMB flights to Daily from 04-Sep-25
Air India is increasing DEL-CMB flight from Daily to Double daily
AirAsia is increasing KUL-CMB flights from 10 to 11 weekly
Jazzeera Airways is increasing KWI-CMB flights from 7 to 10 weekly
Chongqing Airlines is increasing CKG-CMB-MLE flights from 1 weekly to 3 weekly
Qatar Airways is increasing DOH-CMB flights from 21 weekly to 35 weekly
SriLankan Airlines is increasing BKK flights from 12 weekly to 14 weekly
SriLankan Airlines is increasing KUL flights from 11 weekly to 14 weekly
SriLankan Airlines is increasing SIN flights from 11 weekly to 14 weekly
SriLankan Airlines is operating nonstop terminator flights to CDG 3 weekly and FRA 4 weekly
SriLankan Airlines is increasing GAN flights from 2 weekly to 3 weekly
SriLankan Airlines is reducing TRV flights from 6 weekly to 4 weekly
Fitsair is increasing CMB-MLE flights from 7 to 9 weekly
SF Airlines launched cargo flights to Colombo
SriLankan A333 4R-ALM back in service on the 06-Jun-25 after C Check
Jetstar Asia to close ops by 31-Jul-25. Colombo impacted by closure.
SriLankan A320 4R-ABM tech-issue on the 06-Jun-25
SriLankan Airlines added A330 4R-ALT aircraft
SriLankan A333 4R-ALN out of service since 02-Jun-25
Colombo Airport Flight Operation - June 2025
Colombo is in discussion with Vietnam Airlines
Saudia is planning charter to CMB in June 2025
Singapore Airlines moves Colombo service increase to 1Q26
SriLankan Airlines A330 4R-ALH gets new Business class cabin
SriLankan Airlines A330 4R-ALM undergoing C Check
SriLankan Airlines plans to lease two A330-941N
Aeroflot terminate summer flights to CMB
SriLankan Airlines A330 MSN 1261 Business Class
SriLankan Airlines A330 MSN 1261 Test Flight
SriLankan Airlines A330 Lease Expiry Dates
SriLankan Airlines plans to add 2 A320s and 3 A330s aircrafts by March 2026
SriLankan Airlines Frankfurt and Paris service changes
SriLankan Airlines MSN 1261 photos from CHR
Salamair leases Fitsair's 4R-EXS to ACMI ops
Fitsair's 4R-EXR back to CMB from HYD after maint
SriLankan Airlines moves Beijing relaunch from Jul25 to Oct25
A330-243 4R-ALV MSN 1261 planned for SriLankan Airlines
Full picture of SriLankan Airlines A332 MSN 1261 VP-BNX rego
SriLankan Airlines increases flights to Trivandrum from 4 to 6 weekly
Fitsair to wetlease 4R-EXS A320 to Salamair for 6 months
FlyDubai to cancel Dubai-Male-Colombo flights
Aeroflot to terminate flights to Colombo
Colombo Airport May 2025 Flight Information
No Russian charter flights to Sri Lanka until Oct25
Edelweiss Air to fly A350 to CMB
8D is planning to fly BKK, CGK, RUH
8D A320 fleet seat config
SQ to increase CMB to 10 weekly
CEO Richard Nuttall leaving UL
SriLankan 4R-ALH back in the sky
8D planning to fly RUH from 26/06/25
UL Eng doing inspections on MSN 1261
8D adds business class
UL negotiating with Airbus for free 4 x A339s
SriLankan 4R-ALH doing EGR
UL 4R-AND back in the sky
Fitsair postpones RUH flights
SriLankan A320 fleet Lease Expiry Dates
Indigo launched TRZ-JAF route
FitsAir launched Kuala Lumpur
Cathay to operate CMB daily flights
FitsAir to fly Kuala Lumpur
SriLankan to add A332
Emirates to fly A359 to CMB
AirCeilao: Airline to be launched
Jetstar Asia resumes CMB
Indigo announces MAA-JAF flight
SriLankan takes delivery of 4R-ABT
SriLankan looks to boost fleet
Chongqing Airlines to fly Colombo
Etihad to increase flights to CMB
SriLankan wetleases A330
Thai Airways to fly Colombo
SriLankan takes delivery of 4R-ABS
Rossiya Airlines to fly Colombo
SriLankan increases flight to SYD
SpiceJet resumes Colombo flights
Maldivian Airlines to start Colombo
SriLankan increases flight to NRT
Air Arabia launches flight to Colombo
Air Astana starts flights to Colombo
SriLankan bags Apex Awards
Spicejet to resume Chennai-Colombo
Thai Air Asia Daily flights to CMB
SriLankan to axe Beijing?
Air China to increase Colombo flights
Cathay Pacific to resume Colombo
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to Colombo
AeroNomad plans Sri Lanka flights
China Eastern PVG-CMB Daily Flights
Interim terminal for CMB
Aeroflot increases Colombo flights
Armenia - Sri Lanka direct flight
SpiceJet back in action at BIA
SriLankan 4R-ANE back in service
Fitsair in process to fly Dhaka
Cathay postpones Colombo relaunch
Spicejet to fly Madurai-Colombo
SriLankan Winter 2023 Network
Jazeera increased Colombo flights
Thai Lionair to fly Colombo
Israel-Sri Lanka Direct flights planned
Farewell for 4R-ALA
Aircraft dismantling plan at HRI
Sri Lanka invites Alliance Air
SriLankan to add more fleet & flights
SriLankan Airlines to fly Jeddah
Salam Air - Colombo Daily Flights
Air China A320 to fly Colombo
Israel allowed to operate in Sri Lanka
SriLankan tenders for one A320/1ceo
SriLankan Winter 2023 Network
Work on Terminal2 to resume in 3months
Fitsair to add ATRs
AirAsia to launch Colombo-Bangkok
Turkish plans nonstop flts to Colombo
SriLankan Airlines posts annual loss
Air China to fly Colombo
SriLankan to restore flights & fleet
Malaysia Airlines expands CMB flights
AirAsia increases Colombo flights
Sri Lanka to add International airport
Fitsair new destinations - Apr23
Air Seychelles to fly Colombo
Indigo to add new route from CMB
Air Arabia to debut A320neo to CMB
SriLankan 4R-ALA operates last UL flight
World Bank to assist with sale of SriLankan
TUI Airways to launch Colombo Flights
SQ to increase flights to Colombo
SriLankan to restore East Asia Flights
Batik Air Malaysia adds Colombo
Wizz Air to fly Mattala Airport
FitsAir Network changes in Summer 2023
Cathay Pacific plans Colombo flights
Air India expands flights to Colombo
Singapore Airlines B787 to fly Colombo
SriLankan to fly Visakhapatnam
SriLankan to take to China’s skies again
Scat Air to fly Mattala
SriLankan consolidating svc to Europe
SriLankan talks ‘cautious’ recovery
Fitsair to fly Chennai
Wizz Air to fly Mattala Airport
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