SriLankan Airlines makes air travel easier with easy payment scheme

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An exciting new offer from SriLankan Airlines will make travel abroad even more affordable to all their customers.

With the introduction of an easy payment scheme, passengers have the option of paying for their ticket with credit cards, in installments of three, six, 12 or even up to 24 months at their convenience. Under this scheme, people can now travel abroad for initial rates as low as Rs. 725 per month to India, Rs. 2,000 per month to many cities in Asia and Rs. 4,000 per month to Europe.

These attractive rates make family travel more affordable enabling all SriLankans to experience an overseas trip with their loved ones during the upcoming holiday season.

Passengers can now purchase their tickets online www.srilankan.com using a credit card issued by any of the partner banks and thereby make the payment at their convenience through the easy payment scheme. The partner banks are Bank of Ceylon, Commercial Bank, HSBC, Seylan Bank and Hatton National Bank.

SriLankan Airlines Head of Commercial Operations Mohamad Fazeel said: “The primary purpose of this facility is to enable more and more people to indulge in the pleasures of air travel. With all the benefits of modern technology, the world is shrinking at a rapid pace. However there is still a segment of people in this country who think twice before embarking on a foreign trip because of the cost factor. We’ve turned that around and with this new offer on our website we have brought the world to their doorstep.”

With air travel now becoming even more affordable with the introduction of the easy payment scheme, the SriLankan Airlines website – www.srilankan.com – is expected to emerge as the most preferred channel for air ticket purchases, in the near future. It parallel brings with it the physical convenience of not having to go all the way to a travel agent or the nearest Sri Lankan Airlines office, but rather do the booking in the convenience of one’s home or office.

“This facility is open to all Sri Lankans of all income groups. In fact we have a great relationship with our partner banks and this makes it all the more easier and convenient. As the national carrier and a responsible corporate citizen, we’re committed to making air travel more affordable and more accessible to as many SriLankan consumers as possible. With the introduction of this facility, we’ll be happy to see more and more Sri Lankans take wing and visit the world at their convenience,” Manager Channel Management Ajith Weerasekera said.

Sri Lanka’s award winning airline flies to six cities in Europe – London, Paris, Rome, Milan, Frankfurt, Moscow; nine in the Middle East – Kuwait, Dammam, Riyadh, Jeddah, Muscat, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha; 10 in the Subcontinent region – Karachi, Male, Colombo, Madras, Trichy, Trivandrum, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Kochi and eight in the Far East – Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tokyo. SriLankan’s latest destination will be Zurich, where a thrice-weekly service will commence on 23 December 2011.