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SriLankan Airlines ශ්රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය இலங்கை விமான சேவை
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
UL
ALK
SRILANKAN
Founded
10 December 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-10) (as Air Lanka)[1]
Commenced operations
1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Hubs
Colombo–Bandaranaike
Frequent-flyer program
FlySmiLes
Alliance
Oneworld
Subsidiaries
SriLankan Catering
SriLankan Ground Handling
SriLankan Engineering
Fleet size
21[2]
Destinations
35[3]
Parent company
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation
Headquarters
Airline Centre Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, Sri Lanka[4]
Key people
Ashok Pathirage (Chairman)
Richard Nuttall (CEO)
Revenue
Rs 365.171 billion (2023)[2]
Operating income
Rs 40.743 billion (2023)[2]
Profit
Rs −73.621 billion (2023)[2]
Total assets
Rs 199.45 billion (2023)[2]
Total equity
Rs −509.174 billion (2023)[2]
Employees
5,440 (2023)[2]
Website
www.srilankan.com
SriLankan Airlines (formerly known as Air Lanka) is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is currently(as at 2024 April),the largest airline in Sri Lanka by number of aircraft and destinations and was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following the termination of operations of the original Sri Lankan flag carrier Air Ceylon.
Following its partial acquisition in 1998 by Emirates, it was re-branded and the current livery was introduced. In 2008, the government of Sri Lanka acquired all the shares of the airline from Emirates.[5] After ending the Emirates partnership, it retained its re-branded name and logo.[6] SriLankan Airlines operates over 560 flights per week across Asia.
The Airline operates to 126 destinations in 61 countries (including codeshare operations) from its main hub located at Bandaranaike International Airport near Colombo. SriLankan Airlines joined the Oneworld airline alliance on 1 May 2014.[7]
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Global Information
Rs 365.171 billion (2023)[2]
Rs −73.621 billion (2023)[2]