SriLankan Airlines
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SriLankan Airlines (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සේවය; Tamil: இலங்கை விமான சேவை) is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance. It was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following the termination of operations of the original Sri Lankan flag carrier Air Ceylon. As of April 2024, it is the largest airline in Sri Lanka by number of aircraft and destinations.
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Founded | 10 December 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-10) (as Air Lanka)[1] | ||||||
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Hubs | Colombo–Bandaranaike | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | FlySmiLes | ||||||
Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
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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] | ||||||
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Website | www |
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.
SriLankan Airlines joined the Oneworld airline alliance on 1 May 2014.[7]