Srilankan: An Airline with Many Awards
Srilankan: An Airline with Many Awards
SriLankan Airlines has a route network spanning 30 cities in 20 countries from Europe, through the Middle East and Indian sub continent to South East Asia and the Far East. The airlines is party owned by Emirates airlines of the UAE.
SriLankan is an all-Airbus carrier with a fleet comprising two A302s, four A330s and three A340s. The A330s and A340s offer a superior in flight product with telephones and 17-channel TVs in every seat. Business Class additionally offers personal video players and a choice of 34 videos. Air-to-ground fax and laptop re-charging facilities are also available. Twenty-two channels to audio entertainment incorporating a variety of music in different languages are available in both Economy and Business Classes on the A330 and A340. Seats are exceptionally comfortable with head and footrests and lumbar support facilities. In Business Class these work electronically.
Business Class seats on all aircraft are placed two abreast so that every passenger gets either a window or aisle seat, which is a feature in First Class in most international airlines. The Business Class menu offers a choice of four selections as opposed to the usual three on most airlines. A choice of 12 types of Ceylon tea is also available in this class of service.
Skywards, the frequent flyer program that SriLankan partners with Emirates offers members benefits on both SriLankan and Emirates and a host of other airlines (British Airways, United Airlines, Continental, Delta, Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines and South African Airways), financial service, car rental, hotel, leisure and lifestyle partners. Miles flown on SriLankan, Emirates or any partner airline and Miles accrued when availing of the services of Skywards partners will accrue to a member's benefit offering passengers a wider choice to earn and redeem Miles. Skywards is designed not just as a miles-for-miles program, but as a world-class business and travel club for the airlines' most loyal customers that extends benefits beyond the immediate travel experience.
SriLankan Airlines is proud to have been voted Best Airlines of the Year - Central Asia in 2001 as well as in 2002, by UK's Skytrax Research, which each year conducts the largest passenger survey in the airline industry. Each survey is conducted over a period of nine months. In the first instance over 2.7 million persons worldwide participated, while in the second, over 4.1 million persons worldwide participated. In 2001, this was the airline's first major accolade since revitalizing its service to a world-class caliber. The consecutive victory in 2002 affirms consistency in world-class service and is a seal of approval from customers of same.
In 2002, SriLankan won the prestigious TTG Asia's award for Best Airline in South Asia for 2002. Reise and Preise magazine of Germany voted SriLankan in the top 10 of Best Economy Class Service in 2001 and in the top five in 2002. Selling Long Haul magazine voted SriLankan Best Long Haul Carrier to South Asia this year. SriLankan is fast joining the ranks of Asia's top airlines.