SriLankan targets 16 % revenue growth
National carrier SriLankan Airlines targets a 16
% growth in revenue terms by doubling the amount of passengers it
carries a year by 2015. SriLankan Airlines carries around 3.5
million passengers annually and doubling the amount of passengers in
the coming years will definitely be an enormous challenge. However,
SriLankan Airlines believes that it can tweak the yields up and
derive revenues as a result of fast growing air traffic segment,
said Kapila Chandrasena, CEO SriLankan Airlines. He made these
observations speaking at the Second International Air Transport
Association (IATA) Global Aviation Human Capital Summit in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka, Uganda to enhance bilateral trade
Ugandan President Youveri Museveni arrived in
Sri Lanka on a two day official visit yesterday. The Ugandan
delegation will reach several agreements enhancing the bilateral
relations between the two countries, an External Affairs Ministry
official said.
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Aitken Spence wins Best Corporate Citizens Award
Sri Lanka's private sector at one time that
looked at the profit aspect only is now gradually doing a lot of
good work in discharging their social responsibility. This was an
excellent trend for the sustenance of their business from medium to
long term perspective, Minister of Environment Anura Priyadarshana
Yapa said “All of you who are seated in this grand function today
have shown that the private sector is not only concerned on profits
but also about contributing to the society and also about
contributing to the environment while doing their business in a
sustainable way,” Minister Yapa said at the Best Corporate Citizens
Awards for Sustainable Business and CSR 2012.
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