SRILANKAN Airlines will be resuming flights to Zurich starting December 23, after a six-year suspension.
The airline said it will operate two flights a week to Zurich, on Mondays and Fridays, with the option of a third flight later on. SriLankan Airlines CEO, Manoj Gunawardene, said the Airbus AB-340 and AB-330 aircrafts will be used, with a seat capacity of 313 seats and 287 respectively.
“Compared to 2009, the number of Swiss nationals travelling to Sri Lanka grew by 49 per cent last year,” he said, adding that the airline was also targeting ethnic Sri Lankans living there.
Abbas Esufally, managing director at Sri Lanka’s Hemas Hotels, said: “Zurich is good connection for travellers from Canada and the US, and this will certainly increase and widen our markets.”
