oneworld names Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker as Governing Board Chairman
The Governing Board of the oneworld® Alliance has appointed Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker as the Chairman.
He succeeds Qantas Group CEO...
ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK
By: Capt Gihan A. Fernando
On the evening of Sept 23, 1999, Qantas Flight QF1 was approaching to land at Don Muang International Airport in...
SriLankan Airlines offers ‘buy one get one free’ to Moscow
Lankan Airlines has announced a special ‘buy one and get one free’ offer for the Russian holidaymakers to visit Sri Lanka during this summer...
RAF Carried 436 people on a C-17 aircraft out of Kabul
By: Nalin Jayetileke
As reported by the BBC , the last RAF Flight out of Kabul happened yesterday , with swhich he UK has got...
SriLankan Airlines awarded Platinum Standard status by APEX Health Safety
SriLankan Airlines has been awarded the Platinum Standard status by APEX Health Safety powered by SimpliFlying following a full independent audit for its efforts...
Another shipment of Sinopharm vaccines airlifted by SriLankan Airlines
As the Government of Sri Lanka accelerates the vaccination drive in the country, SriLankan Airlines extends its support by airlifting 2 million doses of...
Neerja-In Memoriam: Remembering Neerja Bhanot
Compiled by : Gp Capt Kuma Kirinde
Neerja Bhanot was senior flight purser on...
The Pucará at war
By : Suren Ratwatte
By the late 1980s, the insurgency in Sri Lanka’s north was taking on aspects of a significant conflict. The Liberation Tigers...
Three million jobs reinstated due to reopening of airports
The Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) has welcomed the government decision to open up the airports for commercial operations this week...
Validity period of all visas obtained by foreigners extended
The validity period of all types of visas currently obtained by foreigners residing in Sri Lanka has been extended by 30 days from August...
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