New York: Sri Lankan Airlines is to increase its weekly flights from India from 48 to 60 till the year end by adding new destinations, the Airline has said.
Asia particularly India is a very important destination for the airline and it gives top priority to the region, the Airline Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said in an exclusive interview to PTI yesterday.
Wickremasinghe was here on the sidelines of a reception hosted to him by Sri Lankan Permanent Representative to United Nations Ambassador Palitha Kohona.
“We now fly 48 flights a week from India and they will go up to 60 in 2014 and peak with 70 flights by 2015.
“The travellers come to Colombo for onward connection to West Asia and Far East as we plan to make Colombo an important hub,” he said.
30/08/13 PTI/Business Line
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Asia particularly India is a very important destination for the airline and it gives top priority to the region, the Airline Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said in an exclusive interview to PTI yesterday.
Wickremasinghe was here on the sidelines of a reception hosted to him by Sri Lankan Permanent Representative to United Nations Ambassador Palitha Kohona.
“We now fly 48 flights a week from India and they will go up to 60 in 2014 and peak with 70 flights by 2015.
“The travellers come to Colombo for onward connection to West Asia and Far East as we plan to make Colombo an important hub,” he said.
30/08/13 PTI/Business Line
