COLOMBO — SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld airline alliance, is looking to spread its wings further in the Middle East, by further boosting its services to the region.

Having served the sector for years, SriLankan Airlines is a known entity on the Middle East- Colombo route, with the airline's famed standards of service and hospitality, being one of the chief attractions for tourists and business travellers choosing to fly SriLankan Airlines.

Significantly, 23% of the total passenger count on the GCC-Colombo sector, comprises of Middle Eastern business and leisure travellers, either making a vacation trip to enjoy some of Sri Lanka's many-splendored delights, or business visitors travelling to make deals in Colombo or other Asian or Australian destinations. The tie-up with the oneworld alliance, has further enhanced traffic flows to the airline from their partners, making Colombo a growing transport hub.

“SriLankan Airlines is already popular with Middle East travellers, having gained a reputation for fine service and excellent hospitality and efficient connections to Colombo and onward to Asia and Australia”. Said Dimuthu Tennakoon, Head of Worldwide Sales and Distribution, SriLankan Airlinnes

The airline from the Emerald Isle, announced a significant increase to its services to the Gulf region, boosting their total to 68 flights per week. SriLankan Airlines is looking to attract even more tourists and business travellers from the region, by leveraging the enormous pulling power of the Indian Ocean island paradise combined with seamless onward connections to India, Southeast, East Asia as well as to Australia.

Responding to growing demand from the region, SriLankan Airlines has recently boosted its services with daily flights to Colombo from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait to 68 flights a week. The airline is also looking at increasing connectivity to other parts of the Gulf depending on demand.

SriLankan Airlines today flies an all Airbus fleet, which includes the state-of-the-art A330-300 and A320neo aircraft connecting to 105 destinations in 47 countries (including codeshare operations). Launched in 1979, Sri Lanka’s National Carrier is an award winning airline with a solid reputation for service, comfort, safety, reliability, and punctuality.