ECONOMYNEXT – SriLankan Airlines said it has entered into an interline agreement with UAE-based flydubai which allows passengers to travel to selected destinations in each others’ network.
SriLankan Airlines could travel to 30 destinations in Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Europe via the Middle Eastern airline’s Dubai hub.
These include Bucharest, Istanbul, Krakow, Mombasa, Naples, Sofia, Tashkent and Zanzibar.
“This partnership reinforces our strategy to broaden our network and global reach, presenting customers with more travel choices and flexibility,” Richard Nuttall, Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines said.
Flydubai passengers would be able to travel to 16 destinations on SriLankan’s network spanning Southern and East Asia, the Middle East and Australia, including Melbourne, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo.
“Since the start of operations to Sri Lanka in 2010, we have seen consistent demand for travel between our two countries over the years,” Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at flydubai, said.
“Dubai remains an important thriving aviation hub and through these interline agreements, this will open up new horizons for our passengers, giving them more options to explore the world with ease.”
The new agreement will offer passengers the convenience of single-ticket itineraries, through-checked baggage and coordinated flight schedules for travellers. (Colombo/Sep9/2024)