Helitours Flight booking - doesnt work

Ya… Looks like a error on website.........

Yah, and to put private operators out of business ..

I wonder how anybody can compete with the Bell 212s and 412s, as the rest are all using EC 350 or R44 or B 206 ..

Colombo Madurai flight service?

A delegation from Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry accompanied by Mr B. Manicka Tagore, Member of Parliament from Virudhunagar, met Mr Prasad Kariyawasam, High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in India at New Delhi on Saturday. It submitted a memorandum on an early introduction of international flight service between Colombo and Madurai and urged for an arrangement for diversion of any other flight by Sri Lankan Airlines for operation between Madurai and Colombo or for connecting Madurai in any other existing service by Sri Lankan Airlines between any other city in India and Colombo, till such time Sri Lankan Airlines is able to acquire a new aircraft for the purpose.

In the memorandum, the Chamber pointed out that around 1,200 passengers per week travel from southern districts of Tamil Nadu to Colombo and recalled the meeting with Mr Nishantha Wickramasinghe, Chairman, Sri Lankan Airlines, during his visit to Tiruchi on and the detailed interactions with him on the abundant passenger and freight potential available in Madurai and other southern districts of Tamil Nadu for the introduction of direct flight between Madurai and Colombo and from there to other international destinations by Sri Lankan Airlines and the guarantee from the Chamber and Travel Club, Madurai, on that occasion, for the minimum number of passengers in the direct flight from Madurai to Colombo to be introduced by Sri Lankan Airlines.

It added that the Chairman of Sri Lankan Airlines assured to implement the proposal and arrange for the introduction of the flight at the earliest.

Colombo Madurai flight service?

Still no any official response from UL, are they interested?

No private ops have taken into their heads to bring in MA60s (yet). With the appalling safety record of that thing I don't know if anyone will be willing to fly one of those for a cheaper price... But how much does an average Joe knows about them?

Probabably splashing out the 900 million US $ or so on a couple of A320s set them back ........ , but seriously you should not utter such blasphemy .... there is nothing wrong...... everything is working ok........ this is all the work of unscrupulous jealous elements trying to tarnish the good name..... as with anything over there

hi guys, mostly 90% CMB-IXM is going on improvement in desk speech. but the two govt and UL no official talks and reports to media about the confirmation. Although some higer official meet will be in colombo middle this month. Is it confirm and can everybody know about it? but one thing bfore tamil new year we all expect and welcome UL to madurai.wait and see the short announcement.
good day
athisaravanan
madurai

I was referring to Heli Tours competing with the other private operators, using MA 60 (as the poster shows .. )

As for the loss incurred by UL, yes, probably it is all due to the nefarious works of 'foreign' elements I guess ..

Still no any official response from UL

SriLankan Airlines has called on all economy class passengers to check in an hour before scheduled time of departure in a move to ease congestion at the airport. "All SriLankan Airlines economy class check in counters will close 60 minutes before scheduled time of departure from February 01, 2012," a statement said.

Are you listening us?

UL, you are leaving 15 millions of peoples who are living in and around Madurai districts in vain.

I'm aware that RJ is reducing capacity to Colombo, any news about this?

I think UL going to loose its market in South Tamilnadu. SpiceJet has applied to start Colombo flight from Madurai for coming Summer-12 schedule. We just got his information through RTI act in India.

A bit surprising that UL is planning to introduce A340s on such short flights...a bit of an overkill, I would say? Maybe A330s would have been an better option if the loads justify. However, apart from intro'ing a widebody (which is a good thing from a pax point of view) the timings should be reviewed. BOM CMB is 0320/0545 which is a horrible time and leaves you dead tired by the time you reach your hotel, if you dont tire out in the early morning CMB traffic on the airport road....the return timings are also a problem coz you arrive in BOM at 0220 which is peak time at CSIA, with a huge rush and takes a very long time to clear immigration/baggage claim etc. UL would do good to have possibly 3 or 4 days a week daytime flights (afternoon is a good time to arrive and leave from BOM...very less rush at the International terminal)...hope they consider this.