SriLankan to fly to Aussie

[January 27 2011]
<P>By Shirajiv Sirimane

<P>Sri Lankan Airlines has decided to re-commence scheduled flights to Australia from next year. In addition, the airline would also fly to Guenshu (china) from next month.

<P>Minister of Aviation Priyankara Jayaratne said that would be acquiring additional flights to launch this operation.

<P>The flights to Australia were withdrawn after the LTTE destroyed some of the airlines air crafts in attack at Colombo Airport.
 
<P>He said that in addition the budget airline, Mihin Lanka is contemplating to fly to Singapore this year. “This would be a stop over flight on route to Jakarta.”

<P>The service is expected to be thrice weekly and would be offering the lowest air fare in the market.