INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SriLankan Airlines is all set to expand its operations in Kerala
The airline is likely to add one more flight to Thiruvananthapuram during the coming winter schedule
At present, the airline operates six flights a week from Thiruvananthapuram and 10 flights from Kochi
The airline is also looking forward to starting service from Kozhikode airport based on the availability of aircraft.V
travelling to Sri Lanka as tourists
Sri Lanka has cheaper hotels and accommodation facilities
Compared to other countries, including the Maldives, Sri Lanka has better destinations with cheaper packages
So we are getting frequent passengers from Kerala
That is why we decided to expand our operations in Kerala
the business prospects of the Vizhinjam port will be immense, as it will enhance the connectivity of air cargo between Colombo and
Thiruvananthapuram in the future
There has been a steep rise in passengers from India to Sri Lanka in the past seven months
It indicates that Sri Lanka has become a preferred tourist destination for people from India, especially from Kerala, Ravindran added.As
part of increasing air connectivity from Thiruvananthapuram to Colombo, the SriLankan airlines have appointed Sandun Jayasinghe as an area
manager in Thiruvananthapuram
Ravindran also said that the Sri Lankan government is in talks with many private airlines, including Tata, Adani, and Emirates, to privatise
Ravindran said that things are getting normal in Sri Lanka, and hence, the business of the airline is also picking up
Launched in 1979, SriLankan Airlines is currently expanding and further diversifying its wide range of products and services to drive the
convenient connections to its global route network of 112 destinations in 58 countries
SriLankan Airlines has a global workforce of approximately 6,000 employees based in Sri Lanka and abroad
The airline has training programmes in all aviation-related fields in order to cater to its own expansion and the constant need to replace
its staff as they are in high demand in the aviation sector.Source - The New Indian Express--Agencies
