SriLankan Airlines to boost India frequency
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SriLankan Airlines is planning to increase its weekly flights from India.
The airline is looking at boosting the frequency from the current 48 to 60 till the year end by adding new destinations. Asia particularly India is a very important destination for the airline and it gives top priority to the region, SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickremasinghe said in an interview with PTI.
“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,” Wickremasinghe said.
“We have not exhausted all the routes given to us under the bilateral agreement and have room to include more destinations. We cover most of the cities in India. For instance, we fly four times a day from Chennai to Colombo and once a day from Madurai, Tiruchi and Kochi and also from Delhi and Mumbai with near full capacity on every flight. We also operate flights to Bodh Gaya and Varanasi to cater to Buddhist passengers,” he added.
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