UK´s Daily Mirror has reported SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, has celebrates 40 years of flight service, the publication said.
On September 1, 1979, the airlines´ first flight traveled from Colombo´s Bandaranaike International Airport to Bangkok, marking the beginning of four decades of air travel and air cargo transportation.
SriLankan Airlines carries millions of passengers each year with a route network of 109 cities in 48 countries, including codeshare operations in partnership with the world´s finest airlines. It is a leading airlines in the Indian Ocean region, and the largest carrier to both Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and the largest foreign airline in India.
SriLankan supports the operations of every airline that flies to Colombo with SriLankan Ground Handling, SriLankan Cargo and SriLankan Engineering. SriLankan Aviation College offers aviation training academies in the region, grooming future aviation professionals from many countries.
