Sri Lankan Airlines was set up in July 1979 named as Air Lanka by the government of Sri Lanka after the closure of Air Ceylon in 1978. Then it was renamed as SriLankan Airlines in 1998. The headquarter of SriLankan Airlines is at Airline Center on the grounds of the Bandaranaike International Airport located at Katunayake in Sri Lanka. The key people behind this airline are Nishantha Wickramasinghe (Chairman) and Kapila Chandrasena (CEO). Bandaranaike International Airport is also known as Colombo International Airport (CMB) located at Katunayake in Sri Lanka is the primary hub of this airline.
FLySmiles is the frequent flyer loyalty program of Lankan Airlines where they are offering wide range of benefits, reward points in the form of miles, reward upgradation and even providing 5000 reward miles on the first flight within 6months of taking membership. Other benefits which can be enjoyed are special meals offered as per passenger’s choice, stop over service in which a passenger can buy a SriLankan holiday package and many more facilities as you turn into a silver or gold member. This airline has been rated a 3Star Airline by Skytrax and also won many awards in the last few years like Best Airline Turnaround of the Year in 2004, PATA Gold Award for Airline Marketing Campaign in 2007, World’s Friendliest Cabin Staff by Skytrax, Airline of the Year (Consecutively for three years 2008, 2009 and 2010).
SriLankan Airlines maintains code share agreement with several airlines namely Air Canada, Air India, BMI, Etihad Airways, Expo Air, Lankan Cargo, Malaysia Airlines, Mihin Lanka and Saudi Arabian Airlines. It operates to 61 destinations in 35 countries with approx 20 aircraft providing more than 30 weekly flights with their slogan “You’re Our World”. Mihin Lanka which is a low cost airlines is the subsidiary of Srilankan Airlines formed in 2006 and operates with its base in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
FLySmiles is the frequent flyer loyalty program of Lankan Airlines where they are offering wide range of benefits, reward points in the form of miles, reward upgradation and even providing 5000 reward miles on the first flight within 6months of taking membership. Other benefits which can be enjoyed are special meals offered as per passenger’s choice, stop over service in which a passenger can buy a SriLankan holiday package and many more facilities as you turn into a silver or gold member. This airline has been rated a 3Star Airline by Skytrax and also won many awards in the last few years like Best Airline Turnaround of the Year in 2004, PATA Gold Award for Airline Marketing Campaign in 2007, World’s Friendliest Cabin Staff by Skytrax, Airline of the Year (Consecutively for three years 2008, 2009 and 2010).
SriLankan Airlines maintains code share agreement with several airlines namely Air Canada, Air India, BMI, Etihad Airways, Expo Air, Lankan Cargo, Malaysia Airlines, Mihin Lanka and Saudi Arabian Airlines. It operates to 61 destinations in 35 countries with approx 20 aircraft providing more than 30 weekly flights with their slogan “You’re Our World”. Mihin Lanka which is a low cost airlines is the subsidiary of Srilankan Airlines formed in 2006 and operates with its base in Colombo, Sri Lanka.