SriLankan Airlines (Colombo) will become a full member ofย oneworldยฎ, offering the allianceโsย complete range ofservices and benefits with effect from Thursday May 1, 2014 โ as the first carrier from the Indian subcontinent to become part of any global airline groups.
The national airline of Sri Lanka received clearance to boardย oneworld, the worldโs leading quality airline alliance, after successfully completing a thorough review of its readiness conducted by Cathay Pacific Airways, which is sponsoring its entry into the alliance, with theย oneworld central team.
Its addition toย oneworldย will come a month after the alliance welcomes TAM and US Airways on board, on March 31, concluding the groupโs biggest yet expansion program.
SriLankan will bring two new destinations on to theย oneworldย network โ Sri Lankaโs new Hambantota International and Indiaโs Tiruchirapalli.
SriLankan already code-shares withย oneworld members Malaysia Airlines and S7 Airlines with code-share agreements with a number of otherย oneworldย partners at an advanced stage of discussion.
Copyright Photo: Jay Selman/AirlinersGallery.com. The Airbus A340s will be phased out and replaced by newer A330s by late 2015. The company also has seven A350-900s on order. Airbus A340-311 4R-ADB (msn 033) completes its final approach at Bangkok.
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