Sri Lankan state airline appoints two directors
June 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines had appointed two new directors from private sector firms to its board, and has re-appointed existing directors, the …
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Sri Lanka president’s India visit marred by Tamil protests
NEW DELHI, June 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse on Wednesday began his first foreign trip to influential neighbour India since being …
SriLankan exit this week: Emirates boss
June 07, 2010 (LBO) - Emirates could sign the deal to sell 43. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices today in the USA 6 percent of SriLankan, Sri …
Sri Lankan airline chief calls for fully liberalized skies with India
June 04, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka and India should fully liberalize air services within the two countries, further strengthen links between them and set an …
Sri Lanka flights to start in June says Dubai budget carrier
May 30, 2010 (LBO) - Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai will fly to Sri Lanka's capital Colombo from June 23, offering one way tickets starting from 13,000 …
Sri Lanka air force offers flights after floods block road
May 19, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Air Force is offering services to transfer by air passengers traveling to the main international airport at Katunayake, …
Europe to lose 1,000 flights to volcanic cloud: Eurocontrol
BRUSSELS, May 17, 2010 (AFP) - The volcanic ash cloud playing havoc with airline schedules will mean the loss of 1,000 flights in Europe on Monday with …
Britain on lookout after ash disrupts Northern Ireland airspace
LONDON, May 15, 2010 (AFP) - British aviation authorities were keeping a close eye Sunday on the possible return of a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland after …
Sri Lanka offers US55mn for Emirates stake in national carrier: report
May 15, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has offered 55 million US dollars to buy back a 43. buy rotacaps online …
Sri Lankan airline stake to be sold at ‘right price’: Emirates chief
May 13, 2010 (LBO) - Emirates airlines will sell its stake in Sri Lanka's national carrier SriLankan if the price was right, a media report quoting chairman …
Emirates to launch services to Iraq
May 10, 2010 (LBO) - Emirates will launch flights to the Iraqi capital Baghdad from July 1, 2010, the last remaining Middle Eastern destination to be …
Sri Lankan Airlines to fly to Shanghai
May 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines will launch a four-times a week service to Shanghai in July 2010, the third Chinese city in its global route network, …
Emirates starts Amsterdam Sri Lanka run
Apr 29, 2010 (LBO) - Emirates airlines said it was starting flights to the Dutch capital of Amsterdam from Colombo first and business class passenger being …
Sri Lankan airlines says delayed passengers given seats
April 26, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines said it had given seats to all passengers to Europe who were held up after the continent closed its airspace by …
Sri Lanka exporters face higher air freight costs
Apr 23, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan exporters face higher transport costs with the flight disruptions caused by volcanic ash over Europe sending air freight rates …
Sri Lankan Airlines re-starts some European flights
Apr 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines said it has re-started flights to London, Paris and Milan after European aviation authorities relaxed restrictions, …
Sri Lanka’s state-run budget carrier loses Rs930mn
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's controversial state-run budget carrier Mihin Lanka lost 930 million rupees in 2009, despite support from the island's national …
Emirates says losing US$10mn a day, 20-pct of fleet grounded
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) - Dubai-based Emirates airlines said flight disruptions to Europe had cost it 50 million US dollars and it was losing revenues from 18,000 …
Airlines challenge restrictions as ash snags 6.8 million passengers
LONDON, April 18, 2010 (AFP) - Airlines urged a re-think of flight restrictions as a volcanic ash cloud made Europe a virtual no-fly zone for a fourth straight …
Flight bans extended into next week as ash cloud lingers
LONDON, April 17, 2010 (AFP) - Millions of people faced worsening travel chaos Saturday as a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland, which risks lingering over Europe …