UL to suspend Bahrain flights from 12 May citing commercial reasons

• Flag carrier reiterate flights to its other online destinations will operate as usual

SriLankan Airlines announced that it is ceasing flights to Bahrain operated under flight numbers UL 201 and UL 202 with effect from 12 May.

Issuing a statement on Saturday, the national carrier clarified that an internal notice by the airline had created some confusion over all its flights to other destinations.

“SriLankan Airlines would like to clarify that the airline is only ceasing flights between Colombo and Bahrain. Operations to other destinations within its online network will continue without any change, and any reports stating otherwise are incorrect and based on an internal company notice that was circulated in Bahrain which contained an ambiguous title,” it said. 

SriLankan Airlines also said that it regrets any inconvenience caused by this company notice intended only for Bahrain being circulated by various external parties in unintended markets. 

The flag carrier reiterated that flights to its other online destinations will operate as usual. 

As no reasons were cited for the move in the statement issued on Saturday, when inquired from SriLankan Airlines an official yesterday told the Daily FT that the decision was taken due to commercial reasons. 

SriLankan Airlines, is a member of the oneworld alliance and is an award-winning airline with a firm reputation as a global leader in service, comfort, safety, reliability, and punctuality. Launched in 1979, the airline’s hub is located at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo providing convenient connections to its global network (including codeshare partners) of 127 destinations in 61 countries around the world. Its direct route map covers major cities across the Europe, Australia, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and the Far East. The Airline operates an all-Airbus fleet including a state-of-the-art A330-300 and modern A320/321neo aircraft.