Bandaranaike International

British Airways Adds Three Gatwick Routes for Winter 2026

Sep 9, 2026 Air Routes

New flights to Colombo, Barbados and Rovaniemi will give British Airways a mix of long-haul leisure growth and tightly seasonal European flying at Gatwick.

British Airways New London Long-Haul Push Is Really a Heathrow-and-Gatwick Reset

Jul 7, 2026 Air Routes

British Airways is preparing one of its more interesting long-haul schedule reshuffles in years, adding new destinations, restoring former markets, and moving several routes between…

Edelweiss Builds A Bigger Winter Network From Zurich With More Lapland, Nordic And Long-Haul Flying

Jul 3, 2026 Air Routes

Edelweiss is making a sizeable winter schedule expansion from Zurich, adding more flights, longer seasonal coverage, and extra capacity across some of its strongest cold-weather…

Qantas Group’s Next Route Wave Puts Western Sydney, Colombo, Christchurch And Las Vegas In Focus

Jul 1, 2026 Air Routes

Qantas Group is preparing for a busy second half of 2026, with Jetstar and Qantas adding a mix of domestic, trans-Tasman, South Asian, and U.S.…

French bee Adds Maldives And Sri Lanka In Major Paris-Orly Long-Haul Expansion

Jun 20, 2026 Air Routes

French bee is expanding deeper into the Indian Ocean with two new long-haul destinations from Paris-Orly. The French long-haul low-cost carrier will launch seasonal service…

SriLankan A330 Returns To Colombo After Reported Lightning Strike On Sydney Flight

Jun 13, 2026 Incidents

A SriLankan Airlines flight from Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sydney Airport (SYD) returned to Colombo shortly after departure following a reported lightning strike…

LOT Plans One-Off Repatriation Flights from Colombo and Malé to Warsaw on March 10

Mar 8, 2026 Airlines

LOT Polish Airlines (LO) is deploying two special, one-time repatriation services to bring Polish tourists home from the Indian Ocean region after widespread flight disruption…

SriLankan’s Fleet Squeeze: Why Colombo’s Growth Plans Are Running Into a Global Aircraft Wall

Feb 26, 2026 Airlines

SriLankan Airlines (UL) has no shortage of ambition right now—what it lacks is metal. With demand returning across South Asia and long-haul markets, the carrier…