SriLankan Airlines new Airbus A330-300 arrives at BIA
View(s):SriLankan Airlines’ new Airbus A330-300 touched down at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake on Friday, to a ceremonial welcome at an event attended by the Minister of Civil Aviation, Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation, Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Aviation officials, Corporates, Diplomats, members of the clergy and eager employees.
A media release by the national carrier said that the new wide body A330-300 aircraft with its superior inflight features and comfort, advanced technological features and enhanced fuel efficiency joins SriLankan’s existing Airbus wide-body fleet of A330-200 and A340-300 aircraft.
Minister of Civil Aviation, Piyankara Jayaratne said, “The arrival of the A330-300 aircraft is the first of several other new aircraft being acquired, representing the restructuring of the national carriers fleet in keeping with the modern standards of a highly competitive airline industry, that is constantly transforming maintaining a dynamism that makes it the leader in global transportation”.
The first of SriLankan’s seven latest airliners, the new A330-300 aircraft pursuant to an order placed with Airbus, was handed over to the airline at a function in Toulouse, France on Thursday attended by Kapila Chandrasena, CEO SriLankan Airlines and Tom Williams, Executive Vice President Programmes, Airbus, the release said.
Picture by Ranjith Perera shows clergy from the main religions practised in Sri Lanka blessing the new aircraft.