SriLankan Airlines commences services to Lahore
View(s):SriLankan Airlines began flights to Lahore on September 27, enhancing the airline’s focus on the Asia/Middle East region.
In a media release, Ajith Dias, Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, said: “This is an important step in our strategy of increasing our focus on Asia, from the Middle East in the west to China and Japan in the east. In addition, as we announced previously, we are taking over operations of Mihin Lanka, in accordance with our government’s policy.
The route will be served by SriLankan’s medium haul fleet of Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. SriLankan already has a daily service to Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and commercial centre. The service will be twice-weekly for the first month of operation with flights on Tuesday and Thursday and will then be increased to thrice-weekly starting from October 30 with a change to flights on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.