SriLankan opens new Business Class lounge at BIA

SRILANKAN Airlines has commissioned its new "Serendib Lounge" for the use of Business Class passengers at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

"I think our Business Class travellers will agree that this lounge is certainly very Impressive. The Bandaranaike International Airport is improving every day, and we at SriLankan are closely supporting the work of the government in developing its facilities," said CEO of SriLankan airlines Peter Hill.

The Serendib Lounge was commissioned by Peter Hill, CEO of SriLankan Airlines, Dilip Nijhawan, CEO of SriLankan Catering Services Ltd., M.L.A.M. Hisbullah, Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd, Asoka Hettigoda, Managing Director of Hettigoda Group, Nigel O'Shea, Head of Service Delivery at the National Carrier, and Shalitha Wijesundera, Executive Director of AASL, on 17th May.

"We are constantly seeking ways of improving our product, and this new Business Class lounge adds yet another dimension to our services that our passengers can enjoy," Hill said.

BIA is in the midst of a rapid expansion program that has already seen the addition of a new Arrivals area, Immigration area, and Duty Free Complex.

Eight air-bridges are due to be completed later this year, which would further increase efficiency at an airport that has seen a continuous increase in flights and number of airlines since 2001.

"The Serendib Lounge is designed to be an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the busy airport that BIA is becoming," noted Nigel O'Shea, Head of Service Delivery at SriLankan.

"We required a world-class lounge to provide the best transit experience for our upmarket passengers, and the Serendib Lounge certainly fits the bill. Its ambience and facilities are on par with or better than other business class lounges in the region.

With this lounge, we look forward to giving all our travellers the best of service."

The lounge is for the use of Business Class passengers of both SriLankan Airlines and its strategic partner Emirates. It replaces the older Serendib and Peacock lounges that SriLankan operated earlier.