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| Sunday, 9 November 2003 |
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MartinAir recommences flights to Colombo MartinAir commenced scheduled weekly direct flights between Amsterdam and Colombo from November 6. MartinAir, a subsidiary of global carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was operating to Sri Lanka in 2000, but withdrew due to insufficient business. However, the boom in tourism on the strength of the peace process in Sri Lanka has encouraged the airline to resume services, MartinAir's General Sales Agent in Sri Lanka, Carsons Airline Services said. The inaugural flight arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport last week, bringing over 100 passengers. The weekly flight offers 250 seats. Coordinator Quality and Procedure of MartinAir, R.C. Rob Leinweber said the continuing growth of Sri Lanka's tourism industry, which has seen a 30 per cent increase in recent years, had prompted them to look optimistically at the island again. He said the real image of Sri Lanka was very different to the one sometimes presented by various international media organisations. Therefore, he had given MartinAir complete assurance to expect "the friendliest of welcomes when they arrive in the island". "As a European Dutch airline, we have 45 years experience and have seven cargo aircraft. Martinair's resumption of flights to Sri Lanka is its second opening in Asia, following the commencement of flights to Katmandu, Nepal. We are also planning to fly to India," he said. (CM) |
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