SriLankan Airlines celebrates first anniversary of service to Seychelles |04 November 2017

SriLankan Airlines, Sri Lanka’s award winning national carrier, yesterday (November 3) celebrated the first anniversary of the launch of its services to the Seychelles, connecting the exotic Indian Ocean island nation to its global route network via Colombo.

The airline carried out a series of events in Seychelles to celebrate, including an awareness campaign on radio and in newspapers. Two return air tickets to Colombo were presented by SriLankan to the delighted winner of a radio quiz in connection to SriLankan’s anniversary of operations.

Siva Ramachandra, SriLankan’s chief commercial officer, said: “SriLankan Airlines would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have been a part of our operations to the Seychelles for their support, including our business partners and government officials, and especially our many valued passengers. Thank you for flying SriLankan Airlines and we look forward to welcoming you on board your next flight with us.”

SriLankan operates four flights per week between Colombo and Mahé, the main island in the Seychelles. Travellers enjoy the convenience of choice of the four-hour flights that operate on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday on Airbus A320 aircraft, connecting them onwards on non-stop flights to SriLankan’s many destinations across the Indian Ocean, including the Middle East, South Asia, the Far East and Australia.

With its tropical climate and picturesque coral islands located 1,600 km from the east coast of Africa, the Seychelles possesses a vibrant tourism industry that is well served by SriLankan.

A member of the prestigious oneworld global airline alliance, SriLankan operates a route network of 106 cities from its hub in Colombo, with a fleet of modern aircraft that feature flatbeds in Business Class and sophisticated in-flight entertainment, in addition to its world class service famed for caring and warmth.

SriLankan Airlines was recently honoured with several prestigious awards. It received a Four Star Rating by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) in the first ever global airline industry rating programme based solely on feedback from passengers; won the ‘Innovation in Commercial Airline Cabins’ award at the In-flight Asia Pacific Awards in Singapore; and bagged the ‘Leading International Airline’ and ‘Best in Class’ at the second annual South Asian Travel Awards 2017.

It has won a large number of awards in recent times that include specific accolades for its wide ranging operations across the Indian Ocean. These include ‘Leading International Airline’ and ‘Best in Class’ at the second annual South Asian Travel Awards 2017; ‘World's Leading Airline Operating to the Indian Ocean Region’ at the World Travel Awards; ‘Best Full Service Airline in Central and South Asia’ for the second consecutive year at the Future Travel Experience Asia Awards; ‘Best International Airline - Asia’ at the Tamil Nadu Tourism Awards; and ‘Best Airline in South Asia’ at China’s Top Travel Awards.

SriLankan Airlines office in the Seychelles is located at:

Ebrahim Building,

Francis Rachel Street.

P.O Box 708, Victoria, Mahe Island

Seychelles

Tel: 4224516/518

Fax: +248 4224525

Contributed