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**banuthev** · 13-07-2013, 08:55 PM

Originally posted by Max View Post

More international airlines are flying into Colombo to take advantage of Sri Lanka's booming tourism, while new local operators are also emerging for internal travel.

It's always nice to see more flying colours in Colombo! I am not sure about AirAsia but Maldivian Airlines listing Colombo in the Airline Inventory System. I heard Air Arabia resuming Mattala from August ?

**Srilankan1** · 14-07-2013, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by Max View Post

More international airlines are flying into Colombo to take advantage of Sri Lanka's booming tourism, while new local operators are also emerging for internal travel.

We need to have more European Airlines in Colombo.

Btw how is British Airways load factor to Colombo?

**Azamh** · 14-07-2013, 04:56 PM

Originally posted by Srilankan1 View Post

We need to have more European Airlines in Colombo.

Btw how is British Airways load factor to Colombo?

As per Amadeus and Galilelo The load factor seems to be very bad,
Very low Yield Only from MLE there is a load factor but still its 55% Empty seats.

UL is doing v well on CMB-LHR also EK/QR/EY/Oman air special offers and Best Entertainment systems.

**banuthev** · 14-07-2013, 05:36 PM

Originally posted by Max View Post

Similarly, Maldivian Airlines, the Maldives’ main domestic carrier with few international flights, will start thrice-weekly flights to Colombo effective August 7 from Gan International Airport.

Maldivian Airlines operates on Mondays and Fridays , starting from 12 August 2013. Monday Flight schedule - Q2940 departing from Male' at 17:10 and landing in Colombo at 19:10 then Q2941 departing from Colombo at 20:10 and going to Gan Island landing at 21:35. Friday Flight schedule : Q2942 departing from Male at 19:10 and landing in Colombo at 21:30 via Gan island then Q2943 departing from Colombo at 22:30 and landing in Male at 23:30. Aircraft ; A320.

**Serendib** · 14-07-2013, 10:09 PM

Originally posted by Banuthev View Post

Maldivian Airlines operates on Mondays and Fridays , starting from 12 August 2013. Monday Flight schedule - Q2940 departing from Male' at 17:10 and landing in Colombo at 19:10 then Q2941 departing from Colombo at 20:10 and going to Gan Island landing at 21:35. Friday Flight schedule : Q2942 departing from Male at 19:10 and landing in Colombo at 21:30 via Gan island then Q2943 departing from Colombo at 22:30 and landing in Male at 23:30. Aircraft ; A320.

Maldivian 'can't compete' with SriLankan

**banuthev** · 17-07-2013, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by Serendib View Post

Maldivian 'can't compete' with SriLankan

Please note Maldivian is expanding their network as they announced nonstop flights to China from July 2013. On the other hand, there are so many Airlines are operating to Male' from China. Shame SriLankan Airlines still hasn't started nonstop flights to China and Hong Kong???

**4R-ALA** · 17-07-2013, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by Banuthev View Post

Please note Maldivian is expanding their network as they announced nonstop flights to China from July 2013. On the other hand, there are so many Airlines are operating to Male' from China. Shame SriLankan Airlines still hasn't started nonstop flights to China and Hong Kong???

true said @banuthev. i eagerly await UL's non stop services to all mainland chinese routes (PEK, PVG and CAN). i'm not sure if UL should fly to HKG non stop, but they should at least increase HKG frequency coz 3x week to HKG is not enough.

does anyone have an idea if UL is launching services to Chengdu in China plus Seoul in S. Korea??

**Azamh** · 17-07-2013, 09:51 AM

Originally posted by 4R-ALA View Post

true said @banuthev. i eagerly await UL's non stop services to all mainland chinese routes (PEK, PVG and CAN). i'm not sure if UL should fly to HKG non stop, but they should at least increase HKG frequency coz 3x week to HKG is not enough.

does anyone have an idea if UL is launching services to Chengdu in China plus Seoul in S. Korea??

Awaiting since 2004 till UL fly nonstop to hkg so far nothing only news. Hopes are given up...

**banuthev** · 17-07-2013, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by 4R-ALA View Post

true said @banuthev. i eagerly await UL's non stop services to all mainland chinese routes (PEK, PVG and CAN). i'm not sure if UL should fly to HKG non stop, but they should at least increase HKG frequency coz 3x week to HKG is not enough.

does anyone have an idea if UL is launching services to Chengdu in China plus Seoul in S. Korea??

Well said! SriLankan Airlines can attract Chinese Tourists who fly to the Maldives. Also there is a Good demand from Pakistan. I occasionally fly on Colombo-Karachi sector, so I know there are so many Pakistani students are transiting in Colombo for China flights. I would say SriLankan should split BKK-China route and focus on growing market like China with nonstop flights. They can use double daily A320s to BKK.

**banuthev** · 17-07-2013, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by Cayman View Post

On a different note, UL appears to think that the current capacity and composition thereof will remain ideal for their operations for the foreseeable future.

All they are doing is swapping older fuel un-economical airliners with newer fuel efficient planes of the same size (and range, more or less); 6 A343s replaced with 6 A333s and 7 A332s replaced with 7 A359s.

Typically when an airline revamps its entire fleet (the entire wide body fleet in this case) they tend to spend more efforts in capacity planning for the future and adjust the composition of the new aircraft purchase to suit their anticipated needs.

I am wondering if UL has done this exercise, found out that the current composition to be ideal going forward, hence ordering 1 to 1 replacements or they have not done this analysis at all.

As far as I know, SriLankan Airlines is planning to use 6 A333s (235t) for medium-haul and long-haul (less than 9:30hrs) due to it's range limitation. 7 A332s will be used for long-haul until 7 A359s delivered.

**4R-ALA** · 17-07-2013, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by Banuthev View Post

As far as I know, SriLankan Airlines is planning to use 6 A333s (235t) for medium-haul and long-haul (less than 9:30hrs) due to it's range limitation. 7 A332s will be used for long-haul until 7 A359s delivered.

so does that mean UL A333 won't be able to service LHR coz isnt CMB-LHR like 10 to 12 hrs??

**4R-ALA** · 17-07-2013, 01:08 PM

Originally posted by Banuthev View Post

Well said! SriLankan Airlines can attract Chinese Tourists who fly to the Maldives. Also there is a Good demand from Pakistan. I occasionally fly on Colombo-Karachi sector, so I know there are so many Pakistani students are transiting in Colombo for China flights. I would say SriLankan should split BKK-China route and focus on growing market like China with nonstop flights. They can use double daily A320s to BKK.

and yet again true say @Banuthev, one of my Pakistani batch mates stated that the only way Pakistanis can connect to the far east from karachi is through UL or TG. apparently SQ, CX and MH no longer serves karachi. plus most pakistani's prefer UL over TG due to prices and connectivity and of course service but TG services are way standardized.

so yes, UL should fly non stop to all chinese routes, which includes HKG, but they should add Seoul and Chengdu. beyond that i feel that by placing UL A320's to SIN and KUL is utter rubbish, coz those routes should be served purely with A332 and A343, (coz UL used to fly all long haul a/c to SIN and KUL) and i have no idea why they downgraded on capacity...!!!

**UL-L10** · 17-07-2013, 10:58 PM

Originally posted by NeatStuff View Post

Yes, not sure about condemned but I was told by some pilots that it did have some sort of an accident, supposedly not a tail strike. But this was from a UL captain so it might be true, they are probably playing down the incident.

I spoke to a couple of friends (cabin crew) today while they are in London, the incident is being hushed up, and they have been told NOT to talk about it !, obviously someone is trying to hide something ?

**dilushasg-bdavi** · 18-07-2013, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by Dave View Post

I spoke to a couple of friends (cabin crew) today while they are in London, the incident is being hushed up, and they have been told NOT to talk about it !, obviously someone is trying to hide something ?

maybe it was hit by an UFO

................................ wats there to hide about a simple tail strike

**umedhah** · 19-07-2013, 06:55 AM

Originally posted by dilushasg-bdavi View Post

maybe it was hit by an UFO

................................ wats there to hide about a simple tail strike

so is it being repaired or w/o???

the very last flight recorded in ADA was
ALK265 seen @ 2013-07-01 14:18 UTC on route from RUH to CMB

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