More SriLankan flights to Middle East

A substantial increase in inbound traffic, especially from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, has prompted SriLankan Airlines to almost double its frequency to Colombo from destinations in the region."We have seen an almost 43.2 percent increase in passengers coming into Colombo from the GCC States," Lal Perera, SriLankan Airlines Regional Manager for the Middle East and Africa, said.

He said this year up to the end of November, 85,990 people visited Sri Lanka from the GCC."We expect the number to go up to 95,000 or beyond by the end of this year," he said.In 2010, 60,109 people from the GCC visited Sri Lanka.

He added that the airline has decided to double its frequency of flights from Muscat to Colombo.

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