Mihin Lanka offers comprehensive flight experience

A low cost carrier can offer competitive rates with certain incentives that a normal airline could never match.

"Budget airline, Mihin Lanka has seen a marked improvement and development in their passenger quota and traveller identity. Unlike its counterparts, Mihin Lanka offers passengers a complimentary meal, a baggage allowance and an in-flight entertainment system apart from other benefits and amenities," an airline spokesman said. With the recent purchase of an A320 air bus and two A321 airbus' Mihin Lanka is now geared to fly to their nine destinations and beyond.

Apart from the 20 kg baggage allowance and seven kg as hand luggage allowed, Mihin also offers incentive baggage allowances from competitive airports such as Dubai, Bahrain and Dhaka. The airline has also made special concessions for its young travellers and have made meals such as fried fish and chips, burgers and spaghetti.

An age appropriate gift is also given to children.

Young travellers constitute a relatively large segment of the travellers as children travel to join their parents working abroad or accompany their parents for their summer vacation.

For those wishing to watch a movie, play a game, listen to some music an in-flight entertainment system in the form of individual IPads can be purchased for the duration of the flight.

A drop down screen features documentaries with subtitles and other destination specific productions.

A range of cosmetic, jewellery, perfume and gift items at duty free prices is available on board.

"The pilots and crew members are trained in conformity with Civil Aviation Authority standards as are the engineers who maintain and manage the safety standards of the Mihin Lanka aircrafts to the highest level of compliance," the spokesman said.

"Our primary objective is to maintain the continued airworthiness, safety and stipulated standards of the CAASL ( Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka), EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) and the Aircraft Manufacturer (Airbus).