SriLankan Airlines, the National Airline of Sri Lanka, is an award winning carrier with a firm reputation as a global leader in service, comfort, safety, reliability, and punctuality.

Launched in 1979, SriLankan is currently expanding and further diversifying its wide range of products and services in order to drive the country’s ongoing boom in tourism and economic development.

The airline’s hubs are located at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Hambantota providing convenient connections to its global route network of 64 destinations in 34countries in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Far East, North America, Australia and Africa.

Destinations (including code-shares)

EuropeLondon, Paris, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Rome, Milan, Brussels, Manchester, Dublin, Geneva , Munich, Athens, Lanarca, Istanbul

Central Asia

Moscow

Middle East

Kuwait, Dammam, Riyadh, Muscat, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha, Jeddah, Amman, Sharjah

South Asia

Karachi, Male, Colombo, Chennai, Trichy, Trivandrum, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Kochi, Varanasi, Bodh Gaya, Dhaka & Madurai

Southeast Asia

Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta

Far East Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Canton, TokyoAustralia Sydney, MelbourneNorth America

New York, Chicago, Washington

Canada Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and St JohnsAfrica Johannesburg

Code shares: Partners

SriLankan has mutual code-share services with Etihad Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Air Canada, Royal Jordanian, Alitalia and Mihin Lanka. Air India and Saudi Arabian Airlines, also code-share on some of SriLankan’s routes.

Board of Directors

Mr. Nishantha Wickremasinghe

- Chairman

Mr. Kapila Chandrasena - DirectorMr. Nihal Jayamanne, PC - DirectorMr. Shameendra Rajapaksa

- Director

Mr. Manilal Fernando - DirectorMs. Lakshmi Kumari - Director

SangakkaraMr. Sanath Ukwatte - DirectorMr. Susantha Ratnayake - Director

Aircraft Fleet

SriLankan operates a fleet of 21 aircraft – including wide-bodied A340 and A330 aircraft, and mid-range A320s.

- Airbus A340–300 6 aircraft- Airbus A330-200 7 aircraft- Airbus A320-200 8 aircraft

Workforce

SriLankan has a global workforce of approximately 5,900 employees in Sri Lanka and overseas. The airline has strong training programmes in all aviation related fields, in order to cater to its own expansion and the constant need to replace its staff, in high demand by other airlines.

In-flight Comforts

The SriLankan fleet contains luxurious seats that have ample pitch and width. Seating is in a two-class system of Business and Economy. Business classes on long haul aircraft are equipped with flat-bed seats. The AVOD in-flight entertainment system has the latest Audio / Video On Demand function with games etc. Complementing this facility are the wide screens with superior high resolution picture quality for infinite viewing pleasure. Also available is the air-show with forward and downward cameras; and video games in most seats.

SriLankan has consistently achieved very high marks for excellence, especially in polls of global travellers. The awards include:

World’s Friendliest Cabin Staff - Skytrax

First Runner-up for World’s Best Cabin Staff – Skytrax

Best Airline in Central Asia (4 consecutive times) - Skytrax

Best Airline in South Asia (3 consecutive times) from Travel Trade Gazette

Our Vision

To be the most preferred airline in Asia

Our Mission

We are in the air transportation business. We provide our customers with a reliable and pleasant travel experience. We provide our business partners with a variety of innovative, professional and mutually profitable services. We meet Shareholder expectations of profitably marketing Sri Lanka and contributing towards the well-being of Society. We are a competent, proactive and diligent team. Our contribution is recognized and rewarded.