Sri Lanka Aviation

[Serendib]

Mihin Lanka to fly Lahore. Booking still not ready on Mihin Web.



Mihin Lanka to Start Colombo – Lahore Service from Nov 2014
by JL/AIRLINEROUTE.NET

Mihin Lanka from 17NOV14 begins service to Pakistan, where it’ll operate 3 weekly Colombo – Lahore route. This route will be operated by Airbus A320 or A321 aircraft.

MJ185 CMB1945 – 2330LHE 320 13
MJ185 CMB1945 – 2330LHE 321 5

MJ186 LHE0030 – 0520CMB 320 24
MJ186 LHE0030 – 0520CMB 321 6

[4R-SRD]

Mihin Lanka to fly Lahore. Booking still not ready on Mihin Web.

Why UL cant commence this route instead of goin to KHI ?

[lordvader]

UL's 2013-2014 Annual Report is out now:

http://www.srilankan.com/corporate/en_uk/Airline/annual-reports

Also this article indicates UL may go for Thales IFE on its A333s (would've preferred Panasonic but Thales also looks good):

http://serendib.btoptions.lk/article.php?id=1472&issueId=57

[Tanveer]

Why UL cant commence this route instead of goin to KHI ?

Why do you think Lahore is a better destination than Karachi? For your info - airline like EK expanding more service to Karachi even after the bomp incident.

[4R-SRD]

Why do you think Lahore is a better destination than Karachi? For your info - airline like EK expanding more service to Karachi even after bomp incident.

As long as I know most pakistanis dnt like to reach khi bcz itz very busy n high security measures . ( but im talking abt the pap profile in italy )

[dilushasg-bdavi]

Srilankan's first A330-300 4R-ALL with some paint work to be done!!

http://www.airteamimages.com/airbus-...an_206960.html ........ Another pic of 4R-ALL before paint work

[4R-ALA]

UL's 2013-2014 Annual Report is out now:

http://www.srilankan.com/corporate/en_uk/Airline/annual-reports

Also this article indicates UL may go for Thales IFE on its A333s (would've preferred Panasonic but Thales also looks good):
http://serendib.btoptions.lk/article...472&issueId=57

isn't UL using RAVE ife. so what's gonna happen

[newsflasher]

Mihin Lanka to fly Lahore. Booking still not ready on Mihin Web.

Surprised CMB was not explored by Airblue and Shaheen after PIA pulled out.

[banuthev]

Mihin is the official Airline of the King of Srilanka. so it has always priority.

Wow wat a logically answer by mr.administrator..........

Guys i have deleted above posts as they are not relate to Aviation Discussion. Kind Request : Could you please do discuss only about Aviation in this forum.

[banuthev]

As long as I know most pakistanis dnt like to reach khi bcz itz very busy n high security measures . ( but im talking abt the pap profile in italy )

In my opinion SriLankan Airlines is doing a vital role by serving Karachi after the termination of Far East & Orient carriers like Cathay Pacific, Malaysian and Singapore Airlines. There are not many direct flights available between Karachi and Far East as PIA serving only once a week flight to Kuala Lumpur. So far passengers from Karachi they needs to take SriLankan or Thai Airways to reach the Far East Destinations. But the issue is SriLankan is paying high-insurance for serving Karachi due to security issues in the city.

Lahore is a profitable destination as it has good demand for cargo and passenger. I can see above Mihin's Lahore flight timings have been well-planned to connect Lahore and Far East Flights via Colombo. If I can recall it correctly, SriLankan Airlines used to plan to fly Lahore via Delhi but it never been materialised for some reason. Hope they will increase the frequency of flights to Lahore in near future.

[banuthev]

http://www.airteamimages.com/airbus-...an_206960.html ........ Another pic of 4R-ALL before paint work

Few pictures of 4R-ALL when she was landing in Chateauroux for paint work. Guys any idea whether the paint work have been completed for 4R-ALL as this bird sent for paintwork for more than 2 weeks.



source : Chateauroux Spotting LFLX LFEJ

[banuthev]

MJ 305/306 CMB-IXM-CMB (4x weekly) will be cancelled few days in next month i.e, Oct 8, 13, 15, 20, 22.

MJ 307/308 CMB-HRI-IXM-CMB (1x weekly) will be operated as CMB-IXM-HRI-CMB from Winter.

How did you find out ? I am wondering why Mihin is cancelling the Madurai flights in October. Is it because of the security issues in Madurai and Trichy as they were breaking the Sri Lanka's travel agents.

[TDDS]

isn't UL using RAVE ife. so what's gonna happen

We r already talking to Thales to configure their service framework to build 3rd party applications to run on the Thales Avionics. Initially 6 aircrafts (the new ones to be purchased over next 6 months) will have Thales. Later on it will replace RAVE which is used on board the rest of the fleet. Very exciting this.

[slaviator]

isn't UL using RAVE ife. so what's gonna happen

Quote from the UL Report regarding IFE and Business Class Seats in the upcoming fleet

The expected fleet renewal heralds exciting times for both airline and passenger.
With new aircraft comes a new Business Class product featuring industry leading Zodiac Cirrus lie-flat suites, which offer 6’ 5” lie-flat seats/beds arranged in reverse herringbone configuration, providing every passenger with direct aisle access.

The Inflight entertainment experience will also see significant improvement with large screen systems in both Economy and Business classes. In seat power outlets, noise cancelling headsets for all passengers and cellular data links supporting SMS and e-mail services are also on the cards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF1Glt8QqXE - Zodiac Seats on AirFrance

http://www.getconnected.aero/2014/04...ew-a330-fleet/ - Inflight WIFI on SriLankan

[Skyliner]

Few pictures of 4R-ALL when she was landing in Chateauroux for paint work. Guys any idea whether the paint work have been completed for 4R-ALL as this bird sent for paintwork for more than 2 weeks.

Normally they swap planes in the paint-shop at Chateauroux, so 23sep14 nack to Toulouse I would think. An A330 needs about eight working days for paint, it is bigger than an A320 and Chateauroux has not the most modern facilities.