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SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following the termination of operations of the original Sri Lankan flag carrier Air Ceylon. As of April 2024, it is Sri Lanka's main airline by number of aircraft and destinations.
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Hub airport(s) Notes FitsAir: 8D: EXV: EXPOAVIA: 1997 Colombo BIA; Ratmalana; formerly ExpoAir SriLankan Airlines: UL: ALK: SRILANKAN: 1979 Colombo BIA; formerly Air Lanka and Air Ceylon
Air Ceylon was the former flag carrier airline of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The airline discontinued flights to Europe in early 1978 and finally ceased all local services on 31 August 1979, when it was replaced by Air Lanka. Air Lanka was later rebranded to SriLankan Airlines. [2]
Transport in Sri Lanka is based on its road network, which is centred on the country's commercial capital Colombo. A rail network handles a portion of Sri Lanka 's transport needs. There are navigable waterways, harbours and three international airports: in Katunayake , 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Colombo, in Hambantota, and in Jaffna.
Colombo, Sri Lanka Sky Cabs (Pvt.) Ltd. was a cargo airline from Sri Lanka , which was headquartered at Bandaranaike International Airport , Colombo [ 1 ] and had approximately 50 employees. [ 2 ]
A Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) detachment moved onto the site around 1976. [6] The site became an Air Field Unit in January 1982. [6] The airport served as major facility for the Sri Lankan military during the civil war. The army forcibly seized 261 ha (646 acres) of neighbouring land in 1985. [4]
In 1934, the State Council of Ceylon made a decision to construct an aerodrome within reach of the capital city of Colombo and decided on Ratmalana as the best site. [7] On 27 November 1935, a De Havilland Puss Moth flown by Captain Tyndale-Biscoe, chief flying instructor of the Madras Flying Club, was the first aircraft to land at the new airport.
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