Edelweiss Air returns to Sri Lanka for winter season
Daily FT: Swiss leisure airline, Edelweiss Air resumed operations to Sri Lanka ahead of the winter holidays at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake recently.
The flight carrying 221 passengers arrived at 8:50 a.m. and extended the traditional Sri Lankan welcome at the BIA. The airline will operate weekly flights from Zurich to Colombo till 17 May 2024.
The airline is based at Zurich Airport, a sister company of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and a member of the Lufthansa Group that primarily operates charter and holiday flights to 70 destinations over 30 countries worldwide.
The new connection offers a convenient direct flight for travelers from Colombo to the heart of Europe, with many onward flight options from Zurich connecting to Europe, North America, and beyond with Swiss International Airlines.
Founded in 1995 and named after the Edelweiss flower, a symbol of Switzerland known for its resilience and beauty, the airline is committed to quality and customer satisfaction and has established itself as a prominent player in the aviation industry.
As a reliable companion, the airline’s entire 2023/24winter flight schedule includes 57 holiday destinations in 32 countries – short, medium, and long-haul – and ensures a pleasant and carefree travel time and enjoyment, safety, and well-being of its passengers on board.
The GSA for the airline in Sri Lanka is United Ventures Ltd.
OSL take:
The steady growth in the number of foreign travelers visiting Sri Lanka has resulted in many international airlines increasing the number of flights operated to the country. The increase in air travel to Sri Lanka has opened up a host of new business/investment opportunities in Sri Lanka’s tourism and airport and aviation industries. Realizing the expansion in these industries, the government of Sri Lanka has launched several development programmers to uplift the existing infrastructure facilities while also looking at supplementary infrastructure facilities required by these industries to keep up with the growing demand. The growth and business potential in these industries have resulted in many foreign businesses/investors exploring the expanding opportunities in them. With Sri Lanka working towards becoming an emerging business destination in the South Asian region, the opportunities in the country’s tourism and airport and aviation industries is bound to see a further increase.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/20231116/Z_3 |