Air Arabia Abu Dhabi adds first Sri Lanka Service

Pak Bahasa · 7. Sep. 2023

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi adds first Sri Lanka Service

by Staff Writer
7-9-2023 | 10:04 AM

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is adding a new nonstop link between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sri Lanka from early next year as it continues to expand its route map further east.

The LCC plans to make Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)—serving Sri Lanka's capital—the 34th destination in its network from Jan. 3, 2024. Flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) will operate three times per week using Airbus A320 aircraft.

The service will provide direct competition for SriLankan Airlines, which serves the CMB-AUH sector six times per week onboard A320s and A330-300s at present. Etihad Airways will also resume nonstop daily flights between the destinations in December, replacing its current one-stop routing via Male, Maldives.

Additionally, five operators offer nonstop Dubai-Colombo service, including double-daily Emirates Airline flights, while Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s sister carrier Air Arabia flies to Sri Lanka’s capital from Sharjah.

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