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Originally posted by abhijith16
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Is it true SriLankan is going to operate Moscow DME flight via Dubai from 10 Feb 2015 onboard A320/A332 with a flight Number UL531/2 operating on Tue and Sat on Route Colombo - Dubai - Moscow DME replacing the existing two weekly nonstop Colombo - Moscow DME flight. Lots of Russians Tourists use to fly Sri Lanka and the Maldives. It's very sad Moscow DME has become unprofitable for SriLankan perhaps they have low passenger load factor and low yield. Will SriLankan continue this Moscow route in Summer 2015? -
Russia is going through a tough economic time. Plus I guess most Russian traffic to SL would be during winter. Taking both these factors into consideration I guess the one stop A320 (A330 is sufficient load) makes more sense.Originally posted by banuthev View PostComment
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UL 563 (4R-ALJ) CMB - CDG diverted to Teheran due to medical emergency.
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SriLankan Airlines is set to accrue losses amounting to approximately US$130 million for the year ending March 2014/15, says the airline’s CEO Kapila Chandrasena. The airline suffered losses amounting to US$249 million the previous year. – Ends - - See more at: http://www.sundaytimes.lk/business/s....KCMvdNDn.dpufOriginally posted by Speedbird View PostThere is nothing free in this world...
you pay one way or other
Previous government has so many excesses this is one of them.Comment
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Hehe I thought Thai Airways gonna abondon Colombo due to airline financial issue?THAI S15 Colombo Operation Changes
THAI this week adjusted its Sri Lanka operation for Summer 2015 season, starting 29MAR15. Previously listed as a default schedule of 1 daily A320 service, the Star Alliance member has revised to 5 weekly Airbus A330-300 operation. Current late-Winter schedule shows 4 weekly operation.
The following schedule is effective 29MAR15.
TG307 BKK2210 – 0001+1CMB 330 x14
TG308 CMB0120 – 0615BKK 330 x25Comment
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SriLankan Airlines to start direct flights between Colombo and Melbourne from 2nd November 2015 onboard A330-300. It will be a four weekly service operating every Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, According to SriLankan Airlines Website.
UL 601: 0100hrs CMB-MEL 1630hrs
UL 602: 1800hrs MEL-CMB 2300hrs
Will this Melbourne route become profitable for SriLankan? I am quite surprised SriLankan decided to fly Melbourne instead of Sydney.Comment
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Melbourne makes perfect sense over Sydney. SYD is commercial hub.. but MEL has bigger SL communityOriginally posted by Azamh View PostComment
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Bit of a dumb move IMHO given the competition and yield on these routes. Maybe they might do a QF codeshare on the above flights to bring additional passengers from Australia? Anyway good luck to them.Originally posted by banuthev View Post
BTW some interesting articles regarding UL this weekend:
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150208/col...as-134761.html (scroll down 3/4 of the page for the aviation related story)Last edited by lordvader; 08-02-2015, 01:12 AM.Comment
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I would say that this is potentially good news, but then you look at the timings. A 1am departure time is pretty good, because it captures the Subcontinental traffic, but I think that the arrival time back in Colombo is useless (11pm). It doesn't give much opportunity for connections, other than already oversupplied routes which have direct flights as well, like SIN, KUL, etc. Only BLR benefits from this.Originally posted by banuthev View Post
No idea who plans these routes without taking into account different factors.
Hi Banuthev! Thanks for the information. By the way, may I know the source of this news? Not saying that I don't believe you, we've just been hearing these rumours for the past 4-5 years. It thus would be awesome if you could give us a link, etc
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Melbourne flight schedule loaded on the SriLankan Airlines website. It seems to be SriLankan is going to touch down in Australia after 13 years of absence.Originally posted by SLAA View PostHi Banuthev! Thanks for the information. By the way, may I know the source of this news? Not saying that I don't believe you, we've just been hearing these rumours for the past 4-5 years. It thus would be awesome if you could give us a link, etc
Another good news SriLankan to boost the flights to Shanghai from 4 to 6 weekly and Chennai from 21 to 26 weekly effective Winter 2015.
UL866: 12:30hrs CMB-PVG 21:40hrs Days 2357
UL866: 13:20hrs CMB-PVG 22:30hrs Days 14
UL867: 00:20hrs PVG-CMB 05:35hrs Days 123456Comment
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Arrival time to CMB is good for transit passangers for Europe. All early morning UL flights to Europe depart between 12 midnight and 3 am. But departure time from CMB is not that great for European transit passengersOriginally posted by SLAA View PostI would say that this is potentially good news, but then you look at the timings. A 1am departure time is pretty good, because it captures the Subcontinental traffic, but I think that the arrival time back in Colombo is useless (11pm). It doesn't give much opportunity for connections, other than already oversupplied routes which have direct flights as well, like SIN, KUL, etc. Only BLR benefits from this.
No idea who plans these routes without taking into account different factors.
Hi Banuthev! Thanks for the information. By the way, may I know the source of this news? Not saying that I don't believe you, we've just been hearing these rumours for the past 4-5 years. It thus would be awesome if you could give us a link, etc
MEL is home to more Srilankans than SYD, so that may be the reason for choosing MEL.Comment
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Are the reports about safety true?Originally posted by lordvader View PostBit of a dumb move IMHO given the competition and yield on these routes. Maybe they might do a QF codeshare on the above flights to bring additional passengers from Australia? Anyway good luck to them.
BTW some interesting articles regarding UL this weekend:
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150208/col...as-134761.html (scroll down 3/4 of the page for the aviation related story)Comment
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Nothing like a little "name and shame"....Originally posted by budgetcarrier View Post
Unfortunately the reports are true - I have heard about several of these incidents from former colleagues within the Airline. Several Pilots have had their Licences suspended.
There are plenty more incidents that have not made the papers and don't appear on the CAA website.
SriLankan have come very close to a hull loss - they have been extremely lucky.
As I've stated previously there is a culture of impunity and zero accountability within the Airline. Under the previous government the primary requirement to hold a management position was blind loyalty - competence and suitability were not factors.
As I've stated previously the CEO, COO and the entire board have to go - the sooner the better.Always fly a stable approach - it's the only stability you'll find this businessComment
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This appears to be the unanimous agreement of the 'people in the know'.Originally posted by ejanson65 View Post
I sincerely hope they get their act together before the worst happens.Comment
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