Sri Lankan Airlines increasing flights for Bahrain, Qatar, Saudia Arabia and Italy

SriLankan Airlines will increase flights this winter season to a dozen cities throughout Europe, the Middle East, the Subcontinent, and Far East, based on its projection that passenger-numbers will definitely increase following the Dawn of Peace in Sri Lanka.
Mohamed Fazeel, Head of Worldwide Sales at SriLankan, said: “Forward booking for winter season is very encouraging and we are providing more flights to destinations where we experience high market growth. These increase in flights will be effective from 25th October, and our new Milan service will be launched on 16th December.”
The country’s tourism industry has witnessed steady growth since its 30-year old war ended in May, with tourists flocking to the island in large numbers. Statistics from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority show that tourism from all countries grew by 34% in August 2009 in comparison to the same month in the previous year, and 28% in July. In Europe, Sri Lanka’s national carrier is launching a new twice-weekly service to Milan in northern Italy. In the Far East, SriLankan will add no less than three additional flights to both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. One additional flight will commence for Hong Kong, which will then have 4 weekly flights. The airline is also increasing one flight each to Bangalore and Karachi, which will then have 5 and 3 flights respectively. The airline will increase one flight per week to Bahrain, Doha and Dammam, which will thus be served by 3, 5 and 4 weekly flights respectively.