SriLankan Airlines, the National Airline of Sri Lanka, is an award winning carrier with a firm reputation as a global leader in service, comfort, safety, reliability, and punctuality.

Launched in 1979, SriLankan is currently expanding and further diversifying its wide range of products and services in order to drive the country's ongoing boom in tourism and economic development.

The airline's hub is located at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, providing convenient connections to its global route network of 51 destinations in 32 countries in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Far East, North America and Australia.

Awards

SriLankan has consistently achieved very high marks for excellence, especially in polls of global travellers. The awards include:

• World's Friendliest Cabin Staff - Skytrax
• First Runner-up for World's Best Cabin Staff - Skytrax
• Best Airline in Central Asia (4 consecutive times) - Skytrax
• Best Airline in South Asia (3 consecutive times) from Travel Trade Gazette
• World's Most Reliable Operator of Airbus A330's (small fleet) by Airbus Industrie
• World's Most Reliable Operator of Airbus A340's (small fleet) by Airbus Industrie
• Best Overall In-flight Entertainment (for a fleet size of 20 or less), twice - World Airline Entertainment Association
• Best Airline Turnaround of the Year 2004 - Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
• Galileo Indian Express Award for Best Eastbound International Airline
• Foreign Carrier of the Year (South Asia sector) - Kuala Lumpur International Airport Awards
• Runner-up for Best Asian Airline in survey by UK's Daily Telegraph
• Imperial Mark in recognition of exceptional levels of service, luxury and quality
• PATA Gold Award 2007 for Best Airline Marketing Campaign
• Airline of the Year 2008 and 2009 - Sri Lanka Presidential Travel & Tourism Awards

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