Seven more aircraft for Srilankan

SriLankan Airlines unveiled extensive expansion plans for the near future, including the induction of seven more aircraft in 2011, launching a floatplane domestic service, adding several new destinations, luxurious flat-bed seating in Business Class, and diversifying into several related areas of activity.

The plans include the acquisition of five Airbus A320s and two Twin Otters. Three of the A320s will be the first brand new aircraft acquired by the Airline since the year 2000, and will be fitted with the latest Audio-Video On Demand (AVOD) entertainment systems.

The Airline will also re-launch its SriLankan Air Taxi domestic service as early as this winter, with plans to fly to more than a dozen destinations islandwide including the city of Colombo.

SriLankan is also finalizing plans to launch new services in 2011 to several cities including Guangzhou in China, expanding its global network to over 50 destinations.