SriLankan creates awareness at Deyata Kirula

SriLankan Airlines is aviation again supporting the Deyata Kirula exhibition which showcases the country’s home-grown products and services, and the national carrier’s staff will be on hand to educate the public on the world of civil aviation.

A stewardess provides an in-flight blanket to a passenger

More than two million people are expected to attend the five day exhibition at the BMICH which commenced yesterday to coincide with Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations. SriLankan is a co-sponsor of the event.

The annual event is intended to educate the public on the Government’s development plans, with participation from virtually every single Government and semi-government organisation, as well as private sector entities.

The SriLankan Airlines stall features educational and publicity materials on various aspects of the airline, including its many promotional offers, its frequent flyer program FlySmiLes, its leisure arm SriLankan Holidays, and its freight handling arm SriLankan Cargo.

SriLankan Airlines closely supports the development plans of the Government which includes supporting the expansion of all types of export industries.

It is particularly active in developing the tourism industry, which has traditionally been the country’s fourth highest earner of foreign exchange and works closely with Sri Lanka Tourism and the country’s travel and hospitality industries to promote Sri Lanka’s image in overseas markets as a tourist destination of choice.

SriLankan recently received the highest number of awards of any single company at the Second Annual Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism, winning three of the major categories that were presented. These included “Airline of the Year”, “Best Outbound Tour Operator”, and “Best Tourism Education and Training Effort”.