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| Sunday, 17 February 2002 |
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Weekly freighter service to Karachi SriLankan Airlines will begin a weekly freighter service to Karachi today, using its dedicated freighter, an Antonov AN12. The freighter with a capacity of 13 tonnes will carry consignments of betel leaves to Karachi and bring back a mix of general cargo such as garments, medicines and equipment to Colombo and destinations in the Indian subcontinent and Far East. "We have begun the service to Karachi primarily to assist our exporters", Navin Gunawardene, SriLankan's Senior Manager Cargo said. SriLankan's AN12 also serves Bangkok, Bangalore and Male. It flies to Bangkok once a week, Bangalore twice a week and Male thrice a week. The AN12 carries perishables to Male, once again assisting Sri Lankan exporters and garments to Bangkok. The service to Bangalore carries a mix of cargo from the SriLankan network and also returns with a mix of cargo destined for cities on the SriLankan route network. SriLankan airlines also offers cargo space on its fleet of Airbus aircraft, offering a total of 500 tonnes each week from Colombo. |
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