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Sri Lankan Airlines slashes airfares from Chennai by 50%
Thursday, 24 February 2005 - 12:47 AM SL Time
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Sri Lankan Airlines, the country`s national carrier has slashed its airfare by half for passengers travelling from Chennai to London, Paris, Zurich, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Tokyo, Maldives and Malaysia.
This special promotion has received positive response as it had contributed for an traffic increase of over 70 per cent, the Regional Manager for Asia Pacific Mohammed Fazeel told `The Island` yesterday.
`We are encouraged by the tremendous response and the objective of offering such a package was to encourage travellers to visit the destinations and also to enable them to visit Sri Lanka to witness the post Tsunami developments, he said. `We decided this is the best way to move forward and the response was overwhelming`, he added.
The offer is valid up to travel before end of March and will depend on the seating capacity available. The traveller is eligible for this special fare for the tickets issued before February 28.
The travellers to London gain the maximum cost advantage flying from Chennai, Fazeel said and invited the intending travellers to make use of the offer before it`s expiry.
The air fares from Chennai ` London route is now available for Rs. 16,790 plus taxes as compared to the original price of Rs. 33,580. The other airfares include: Chennai ` Singapore- Channai Rs. 7,890, Chennai- Hong Kong Chennai Rs. 12,370 and Chennai- Paris- Chennai Rs. 15,860. All fares are exclusive of taxes.
`A sizable percentage of Sri Lankan Airline passenger traffic comes from Chennai. With improving lifestyles and increasing purchasing power, Chennai residents are opting for holidays abroad and our offer is an advantage for them,` the Regional Manager said.
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ravi_r
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23 Feb 2005 23:45:23 GMT Report for Abuse
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What's wrong with Srilankan, can't they offer the same to Sri Lankans?
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samanj
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24 Feb 2005 15:21:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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ravi_r. There is nothing wrong. With the travelling numbers are down & operational costs are static or escalating, the Srilankan is trying to woo the Indians to fly with then.
At 50% discount, if the flights are full the airline can breakeven or keep their nose above water without falling into the red untill such time the tourism picks up to our region.
This is business strategy - Looking for volume at hafl the cost other than running empty planes at full cost. |
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24 Feb 2005 17:47:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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Please, what joy of riding left in a plane after a full dose of natambi's incense. I won't fly with Srilankan again. I thought we had class.
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