Sri Lankan to join One World

[elbarto]

IATA: SriLankan Airlines to join Oneworld

Entry due in 2013

 

[drron]

Well the Maldives gets easier.
more here-
News - oneworld

 

[Timba-Jet]

Wow, who here predicted this?

With IT in limbo, wander if OW will now claim they have the sub-continent/southern Asia region covered.

Do Sri Lankan offer any good deals to Europe?

 

[samh004]

Always wanted to visit the country, so at least now I'll be able to earn to my favoured alliance if I get the chance.


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[mannej]

Interesting.
When I think of Sri Lankan I think of Emirates.

 

[Flashback]

But the real question is who is Sir Lankan and why is he joining OW?

 

[Foreigner]

But the real question is who is Sir Lankan and why is he joining OW?

Aah, maybe new knight following Queen's birthday awards. Quick recognition by OW Alliance.

 

[elbarto]

Interesting.
When I think of Sri Lankan I think of Emirates.

Me too, but EK seems to have sold their stake and didn't renew their management contract.

 

[browski]

Flew an A330 with them on the CMB-BKK route last month. Very nice.

Spoke to a flight steward who mentioned that the airline was hoping to fly direct to MEL in 2013. He also mentioned that the Sri Lankan government were building a second international airport at Galle.

FWIW great value J flights from KUL-Europe.

Personally, I think this is a really great result for OW.
For some reason I get the feeling Sri Lankan will be fully OW operational before MH.

 

[Isochronous]

Flew an A330 with them on the CMB-BKK route last month. Very nice.

Spoke to a flight steward who mentioned that the airline was hoping to fly direct to MEL in 2013. He also mentioned that the Sri Lankan government were building a second international airport at Galle.

FWIW great value J flights from KUL-Europe.

Personally, I think this is a really great result for OW.
For some reason I get the feeling Sri Lankan will be fully OW operational before MH.

Good to hear encouraging reports about Sri Lankan. Hopefully there are some good J deals to be had to get the SCs up!

 

[YQY]

Me too, but EK seems to have sold their stake and didn't renew their management contract.

The reason EK sold their stake was due to corrupt practices by the Sri Lankan government. The sacking of the former CEO Peter Hill is an example of these corrupt practices -->British boss of Sri Lanka Airlines sacked for failing to fly country's president | Mail Online

OW are scrapping the bottom of the airlines barrel to expand their alliance.....

 

[777]

No idea about the merits of Sri Lankan but it's a shame that PER is such a cough for INT-DOM connections. Would be a logical place for Qantas and Sri Lankan's route networks to touch.

 

[amaroo]

The reason EK sold their stake was due to corrupt practices by the Sri Lankan government. The sacking of the former CEO Peter Hill is an example of these corrupt practices -->British boss of Sri Lanka Airlines sacked for failing to fly country's president | Mail Online

OW are scrapping the bottom of the airlines barrel to expand their alliance.....

Another Air Pacific?

 

[Pleb Status]

It would be nice if OW could attract some more 'first tier' airlines rather than these 'fringe' airlines.

 

[k_sheep]

Always wanted to visit the country, so at least now I'll be able to earn to my favoured alliance if I get the chance.


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^^ seconded.

They'll be in OW before MH at this rate! Good to see some extra coverage in the South Asia contingent anyway.

 

[freepyjamas]

It would be nice if OW could attract some more 'first tier' airlines rather than these 'fringe' airlines.

True. Emirates would be nice. And even though they're only small fry, I'd love for our Kiwi mates to rejoin the fold too.

 

[QF1]

Small fry?... QFi is probably not that big an airline too!!!

 

[markis10]

True. Emirates would be nice. And even though they're only small fry, I'd love for our Kiwi mates to rejoin the fold too.

Small fry have been known to become big fish depending on what they are fed

 

[freepyjamas]

Small fry?... QFi is probably not that big an airline too!!!

I know. Just qualifying my response to "first tier" airlines. Air New Zealand is small... but they're good. No shame in that at all. Both QF and ANZ are regional airlines, not in the same league as Emirates. But they'd be a great addition to One World.

 

[browski]

But they'd be a great addition to One World.

The more important issue, is whether Qantas would be a great addition to EK Skywards?