SriLankan Airlines extends its own Ground Handling operations to India

SriLankan Airlines now does its own ground handling at four airports in India, which significantly increases the visibility of the airline’s branding in India. The familiar colours and logo of Sri Lanka’s National Carrier are now regular features on vehicles and ground service equipment at airports in Chennai, Trichy, Coimbatore, and Goa.
SriLankan, which last November became the first foreign carrier to operate 100 flights per week to India, has 33 flights to these four destinations – 15 to Chennai, 11 to Trichy, four to Coimbatore, and three to Goa. Chennai is one of SriLankan’s busiest destinations in the airline’s route network.
Nalini Fernando, who as Regional Airport Service Manager- India spearheaded the project, said: “Our decision to self-handle at selected Indian airports was undertaken towards reducing heavy operational costs & branding of SriLankan at Indian airports in a highly competitive market. Airport Service staff in SriLankan uniforms attend to every aspect of airport service duties, offering personalised service to our customers, unlike in a handling Agent environment.
This project has also resulted in significant savings on every flight to each of these 04 destinations.
10/07/08 Al-Bawaba, Jordan

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Categories: Airports Jul 2008, Foreign Jul 2008