Flights to resume to Colombo from 9 Oct. Russian state carrier Aeroflot will resume operations to Sri Lanka from 9 October, on a schedule of two flights per week. According to Minister of Ports and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva, the Russian Federal Transport Authority has indicated willingness to resumeContinue Reading
Condor, a German leisure carrier that operates scheduled services to holiday destinations worldwide, is hoping to start operations to Sri Lanka. Condor is represented in Sri Lanka and the Maldives by Hayleys Aviation, a subsidiary of the blue-chip multinational conglomerate Hayleys PLC. Hayleys Aviation is a General Sales Agent (GSA)Continue Reading
Holiday bookings have jumped with “notable increases” in trips planned for February half-term and Easter ahead of Covid travel tests being scrapped. Jet2 said bookings had increased by 30% on last week after the announcements that rules would be relaxed for people arriving in the UK. The rule changes meanContinue Reading
Holidays by flydubai is offering attractive holiday packages including city breaks and tropical getaways starting from AED1,199 ($326) per person for passengers to travel with someone special on this Valentine’s Day. These packages are available for booking by February 5, 2022 and for travel between February 12 and 16, 2022.Continue Reading
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has launched a new campaign to bring passengers even closer to more unforgettable travel experiences in 2022, offering customers in Sri Lanka the benefit of special fares to a variety of popular destinations, starting from $ 290 in Economy Class and $ 645 inContinue Reading
The country’s tourism landscape will receive the much-needed international spotlight, as the world’s biggest female adventure challenge — ‘Raid Amazones’ — is all set to be held in Sri Lanka early next year. It is expected to attract over 1,000 international travellers, including athletes, officials and cheering squads to SriContinue Reading
GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS COVID Pass can now be uploaded into IATA Travel Pass as verified proof of vaccination for travel. Travelers holding an EU DCC or UK NHS COVID Pass can now access accurate COVID-19 travel information for theirContinue Reading
SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, announced the commencement of direct flights between Sri Lanka and Russia yesterday. The inaugural flight was ceremonially greeted with a water salute at Domodedovo Airport (DME) in Moscow. The airline is resuming flights to theContinue Reading
GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on states to follow new guidance on travel from the World Health Organization (WHO). The guidance recommends a “risk-based approach” to implementing measures related to COVID-19 and international travel. It will be presented to the WHO COVID-19 International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Thursday 15Continue Reading
EUROCONTROL issued a Data Snapshot with an analysis of the evolution of the ATM costs in Europe since 1998. Using those data ATCEUC offers its considered opinion on the EUROCONTROL analysis. Since spring 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous effect on the whole aviation sector showing that none of the stakeholdersContinue Reading
