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Sri Lanka`s Mihin Air pulls out of three destinations
Friday, 7 March 2008 - 8:11 PM SL Time
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Mihin Lanka which launched flights to six destinations in South India, East Asia and the Middle East has now been compelled to reduce them to three destinations from April with flights in South India already been suspended. The two weekly flights now in operation to Bangkok will be suspended from the end of this month.
The airline now operates flights only to Singapore, Bangkok, Maldives and Dubai, a spokesperson of the flights reservation desk said.
We do not know when the suspended flights will be resumed. The flights to Trivandrum and Trichy were suspended due to poor bookings. We have postponed our plans to start flights to several other destinations in east and west Asia, she said.
She said there has been a sharp drop in bookings in almost all destinations since the unscheduled and abrupt landing of a Mihin Air flight in Mumbai in January due to a technical failure.
The negative publicity received after that incident has affected the airline badly, she said. Civil Aviation Director General Parakrama Dissanayaka said the airline has renewed its annual Air Operation Safety certificate recently as the first certificate issued at the inception would expire by the end of this month. Mihin Lanka operates its flights with a 320 Airbus obtained on a wet lease from a Bulgarian company. The company did not use a second aircraft obtained on wet lease from Turkey last year, Dissanayaka said
Attempts to reach Mihin Lanka Chairman Sajin Vas Gunaweardana or Head of Finance Sajeeewa Swaris failed as there was no response from the head office.
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kankun
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 7 Mar 2008 14:17:39 GMT Report for Abuse
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We do not know when the suspended flights will be resumed. The flights to Trivandrum and Trichy were suspended due to poor bookings. We have postponed our plans to start flights to several other
What happened to the Himin Air?? :) |
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 7 Mar 2008 14:20:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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unscheduled and abrupt landing of a Mihin Air flight in Mumbai in January due to a technical failure.
Dont fly on that thing !!
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7 Mar 2008 14:24:39 GMT Report for Abuse
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Attempts to reach Mihin Lanka Chairman Sajin Vas Gunaweardana or Head of Finance Sajeeewa Swaris failed as there was no response from the head office.
it is like attempting to reach Irasiah Ilanthirayan when LTTE is loosing the war he he
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kankun
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7 Mar 2008 14:28:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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Dont fly on that thing
Good advice.. Fly Sri Lankan.. |
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 7 Mar 2008 14:32:15 GMT Report for Abuse
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No worries..
Here is what is going to happen. ( It is a simple 5 step process... :)
1.Once Emirates is out of SriLankan, All the cronies at Mihin will be running it.
2.Mihin will suddenly show profits as they siphon cash out of SriLankan and fly A/C borrowed from SriLankan.
3.Mihin will cease to operate this side of an year and SrilLankan will be on the hook for everything including unpaid leases on unsafe A/C.
4.By that time, the cronies would have made enough dough to last a lifetime.
5.SriLankan will be a struggling airline with bad pilots and poorly maintained A/C.
Gonns
Any thoughts ??
Edited By - gonnamba - 7 Mar 2008 14:34:30 GMT |
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SriLankan will be a struggling airline with bad pilots and poorly maintained A/C
Sri Lankan has very good pilots.. A/C in the airline may be poorly maintained.Because it's get too cold and they seem to having hard time keeping it in an optimal level. |
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 7 Mar 2008 14:46:53 GMT Report for Abuse
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This pet airline of MR is faliure even before the start. Millions of govt money wasted on this and a few must have become very rich in the process.
When people were critical of this project many blind MR supporters in LNP accused them (critics) as being LTTE supporters. |
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7 Mar 2008 14:48:48 GMT Report for Abuse
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Kankun,
Sri Lankan has very good pilots.. A/C in the airline may be poorly maintained.Because it's get too cold and they seem to having hard time keeping it in an optimal level.
Sure they have excellent pilots now. Do you know how many of them are already leaving SriLankan to work for Emirates ? Insiders estimate 10% of the Captains, 20% of the first officers and around 40% of the cabin crew are already on their way to Join Emirates. Which is adding 30% more routes and A/C in the next 3-5 years.. And then there are the Maintenance Crew...
Currently I do not think there is an issue with maintenance of the A/C as they use the same standards and share facilities with Emirates.
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This is how PUNNAKKU balla and his crony family plunder the nation. This airline was financed by the ETF and EPF savings of poor workers.
We saw this coming from the day the LTTE elected Motta rala. The Next target of the PUNNAKKU balla and his crony family is Srilankan. They will not stop till every single Rupee in Srilanka is PLUNDERED!!!
Edited By - anizam - 7 Mar 2008 14:57:42 GMT |
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