"We are also adding additional frequencies to Kochi from 6 to 12, Kozikode from 6 to 9, Tiruchirapally from 7 to 10, Thiruvananthapuram from 9 to 11 and Hyderabad from 5 to 7 services per week. Also, our Pakistan flights will operate from Colombo to Karachi via Mumbai, three times per week," said Peter Hill, chief executive officer, SriLankan Airlines.
According to Hill, the company has decided to add additional capacity as it has seen an increased demand to fly daily services to most of the destinations it serves. SriLankan Airline has also announced attractive promotional fares and packages to encourage Indian travelers to fly to the island nation and beyond.
SriLankan Airlines now operates 71 flights a week from 10 Indian destinations, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Gaya and major cities in Kerala. The carrier is also commencing a daily return service from Colombo to New York on March 27.
"Further, we are increasing our services to Singapore and Malaysia with the addition of two frequencies bringing the combined number of weekly services to Singapore to 16 and Kuala Lumpur to 12," he said.
This capacity increase means we can offer our customers multiple choices of flights operating during the most preferred times of the day," he said.