SRI LANKA is planning to sign a new air services agreement with the UK to boost flight frequency between the two destinations for the 2011/2012 winter season.
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet Minister of Environment, Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, said services would be increased from the current 14 a week to 21 a week.
All the current services are operated by national carrier SriLankan Airlines, which flies twice daily to Heathrow and back, and is the only turnaround flight to the UK. The carrier has been under pressure to increase frequencies due to growing demand.
Once Sri Lanka’s largest tourism source market, the UK has slipped to number two, with India now in the lead.
