SriLankan Airlines
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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.
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Founded | 10 December 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-10) (as Air Lanka)[1] | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) | ||||||
Hubs | Colombo–Bandaranaike | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | FlySmiLes | ||||||
Alliance | Oneworld | ||||||
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Fleet size | 23[2] | ||||||
Destinations | 40[3] | ||||||
Parent company | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation | ||||||
Headquarters | Airline Centre Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, Sri Lanka[4] | ||||||
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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 |
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]