Hey Banu - i took this pic on the 30th of Dec 2012 around 2230 - 2300 hrs, looked like it had an orange strip at the back of the tail. Similar to IndiGo but slightly different.
Just found this A319 operate by Australia Government - Department of the Environment and Water Resources. It transports the deported Sri Lankan assylum seekers from XCH to CMB. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politi...418-2i31q.html. This aircraft visited CMB also on 18/19 Apr 2013.
just found this a319 operate by australia government - department of the environment and water resources. It transports the deported sri lankan assylum seekers from xch to cmb. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politi...418-2i31q.html. This aircraft visited cmb also on 18/19 apr 2013.
the 318-JFK-LCY, if I remember, had to do a tech stop on the way out, only on return it comes in non-stop !!! Not sure .. \
Correct, LCY - JFK flight having a technical stop in SNN when the return flight from JFK - LCY operating as nonstop. Please note it's an A318 with only 32 seater Business class. If I recall it correctly BA openskies started the LCY-JFK-LCY services using A318 after concorde grounded indefinately. On an A318, LCY to JFK flight takes 9:15hrs and JFK to LCY takes 7:15hrs. You rather take normal BA F/J class flight from LHR to JFK in 7:30hrs and JFK to LHR in 6:40hrs. Probably there must be a valid reason for operating this all J A318 service between LCY and JFK. But mostly Business Passenger doesn't like spending more hours in flying and in the 45 minutes technical stop.
Some really nice shots here of the BA birds at CMB. Great to see this airline back in Sri Lanka after a long hiatus. This is a good sign for SL hopefully more carriers will follow in BA's footsteps. Wonder why they don't fly from Heathrow though instead of Gatwick?
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