Which aircraft will serve this route?

Any idea I can't see any SriLankan Airlines direct flights between Bangkok and Colombo ? not even SriLankan Cargo flights to Bangkok these days.

Not a good idea...they should look to boost frequencies to India

Seven airlines announce plans to operate scheduled flights when airport reopens

A total of seven airlines have so far announced plans to operate scheduled flights once the airport reopens on 21 January, a top official said.

The international airlines are Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad, Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Kuwait Airways and Oman Air

However, the Civil Aviation Authority official said these airlines were yet to file their schedule of flights but were likely to do so by next week.

? - source: FT

Sri Lanka is in talks with major airlines

Sri Lanka is in talks with major airlines to resume passenger flights to the country.

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that discussions have been held with the country managers of international airlines.

“We have explained to them the system we will have in place when Sri Lanka reopens for tourists,” the Minister said during a post-cabinet press conference.

He said that the most recent discussion the Sri Lankan authorities had was with Emirates and they have shown interest in resuming flights to Sri Lanka.

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic 26 international passenger airlines flew to Sri Lanka.

He said that during the pandemic only seven passenger airlines flew to Sri Lanka.

Ranatunga said that any passenger airline can fly to Sri Lanka once the borders reopen while private jets and cruise ships will also be able to bring passengers to the country.

Over 50 hotels will be out of bounds for locals when Sri Lanka reopens its borders for tourists from 21 January.

Speaking to hoteliers during an online discussion on Friday,

Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said that beach areas adjoining these hotels will be cordoned off to prevent interaction between locals and foreign tourists.(EASWARAN RUTNAM)

Source:daily mirror

We were happy to warmly welcome Oman Airlines , WY 371 at #BIA early this morning with 50 Sri Lankan passengers.

This was the first flight operated to Sri Lanka after Sri Lanka ?? reopened the borders today - 21/01/2021

Source BIA Facebook

SriLankan Airlines is planning to start flights to Moscow

SL Gov has given approval to Ethiopian Airlines and Maldivian Airlines to start direct flights to Colombo Airport. I can see scheduled flights are only going to be operated by SriLankan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways and Oman Air.

Any idea if any other airlines going to operate scheduled flights to Colombo?

SriLankan Airlines Feb21 Passenger & Cargo Flights

Great to see them being interested in serving CMB. UL has lost the opportunity as usual

SriLankan flies to Russia twice a week

SriLankan Airlines has decided to resume flights to Moscow, Russia.

It is reported that it is preparing to start flights to Moscow twice a week from mid-February.

SriLankan Airlines' UL531 flights to Moscow were suspended in 2014.

DME again should be the choice. S7 Airlines (OneWorld member) also based at DME offers a healthy amount of connections to mainland Europe. If UL can start a codeshare agreement with them, that would be nice.

The CAASL said the approval of GoAir – an Indian low-cost airline; Sky Capital Airlines – a Bangladesh cargo airline; Jetsar – an Australian low-cost airline; Air Falcon – a cargo carrier from Pakistan; and Jazeera Airways from Kuwait is pending.

I wonder why GoAir need approval again to operate scheduled flights to Colombo. GoAir is already have the Foreign Air Operator Certificate and used to serve Colombo before the lock down.



Hi Aaqib, Any idea why news is saying GoAir need Approval Again?

since airports have re-opened from the pandemic, no airline is operating their historical slots. any airline to any airport are operating on fresh slots hence is in many instances globally approvals have become purely political

Any idea is it better for UL to fly DME as a nonstop flight or via DXB or MLE?

I wonder what happened to the previous plan of Aeroflot flying SVO-CMB from 31 Dec 20?