The Jaffna International Airport (JIA) marked a historic milestone yesterday by welcoming its first international charter flight from Chennai, India.
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State-run SriLankan Airlines will get 20,000 million rupees from tax payer funds to repay old debt and interest, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, presenting a budget for 2025.Attempts by previous administrations to sell the airline has failed due to no takers, he said.
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FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s leading low-cost airline, has announced the expansion of its Colombo-Dhaka service with the addition of two new weekly flights. Previously operating three times a week, the enhanced schedule will now offer five weekly flights, providing passengers with greater travel flexibility and convenience.
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Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, has affirmed that necessary steps are being taken to ensure the continued operation of SriLankan Airlines as a state-owned company.
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A scathing critique by the Aircraft Owners and Operators Association (AOAOA) yesterday, detailed the severe crisis the domestic aviation industry faces due to a combination of unresolved safety concerns, regulatory shortcomings, and systemic inefficiencies.
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After shelving plans to sell the debt-ridden national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, the Government has announced a five-year corporate plan to rejuvenate the airline.
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India’s IndiGo becomes the largest foreign carrier out of Sri Lanka, with it operating 54 weekly flights.
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Emirates, one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced it is all set to officially become the world’s first ‘Autism Certified Airline’.
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The Cabinet of Ministers at their meeting on Monday approved an extension of tax concessions for airlines operating into three key airports — Jaffna International Airport, Colombo International Airport (Ratmalana), and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.
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Sri Lanka is adopting more American Bell 206 helicopters and a Pakistani Chengdu J-7 aircraft to enhance the country’s air force capabilities.
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