More flights from Lanka

Srilankan Airlines dreams to launch a 100 flights per week to India — that is kind of India-centric focus that Manoj Gunawardena, head of worldwide passenger sales, presented here at a press conference where he announced the airlines’ expansion plans with the launch of double-daily flights to Mumbai from February. Currently, Srilankan Airlines has one daily flight from Mumbai.

Gunawardena, said, “The double-daily service will allow passengers rapid connections in Colombo to Europe, Middle East, Far East and the Maldives.”

The airline is also looking at raising number of flights to 10 major cities in India by 94 flights per week. These will include a daily flight to Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad and two flights to Goa.

The move is also seen as the airlines’ attempt to give Srilankan tourism a shot in the arm through its world-wide network through Colombo as the hub, while simultaneously promoting in-bound tourism to its neighbour India.