Sri Lanka’s national carrier wins ‘Asia’s Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean’ award at World Travel Awards
Sri Lanka’s national carrier, SriLankan Airlines has reportedly announced that it had won the award for ‘Asia’s Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean,’ at the World Travel Awards held this year in Phu Quoc, Vietnam.
Bangkok Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, SilkAir and Singapore Airlines, were other contenders.
SriLankan Airlines, Chief Executive Officer, Vipula Gunatilleka has been quoted as saying that the award reinforced the success of the airline’s efforts to remain a leading carrier in the Indian Ocean region.
“Our connectivity strength across other key regions has always made us a preferred choice of travel to and from the Indian Subcontinent via our Colombo hub,” he has said.
SriLankan operates 121 flights a week to 11 Indian cities; Chennai, Trivandrum, Tiruchirappalli, Mumbai, Bangalore, New Delhi, Cochin, Madurai, Kolkata, Coimbatore and Hyderabad.
Sri Lankan flys to Male of 21 times a week, facilitating leisure-seekers from its extensive network of Middle East, the Europe, the Far East and Australia.
“SriLankan also became the first Airline to connect Gan Island of South Maldives with the world, thus becoming the only airline that operates out of two points in the Maldives,” the airline has further stated.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka’s national carrier has won accolades for its efficiency and services. The government of Sri Lanka is engaged in a programme to restructure the airline and look at entering into a partnership with a foreign business/investor. Given the global recognition of Sri Lanka’s national carrier and the overall development programmes targeting the country’s airport and aviation industry, foreign businesses/investors could explore the possibility of forming a partnership/joint venture with the country’s national carrier.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/17102019/Z_4 |