Expolanka announces Royal Jordanian’s fourth flight into Colombo

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Due to growing demand for more flights from Sri Lanka, Royal Jordanian has increased its scheduled flights to Colombo from three flights a week, to four.

The newest flight will be on Mondays (adding to the flights on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays), thus not only adding more seats, but also increasing flexibility of flights to the many travellers travelling to and from the Jordanian capital of Amman and Colombo.

Royal Jordanian has become an important link between Jordan and Sri Lanka, as air traffic has significantly increased due to the rise in tourism and trade between the two countries and the many economic migrants from Sri Lanka. Royal Jordanian passengers can enjoy its comfortable seats, in-flight entertainment, and world-class service on board for the six hours and 53 minutes from Colombo to Amman.

Established in 1963, today Royal Jordanian has transported more than three million passengers and in 2010 had a registered net profit of JOD 9.6 million (approximately US$ 13.5 million). Indeed, Royal Jordanian has continually won many prestigious domestic and global awards for its modern technology solutions and strategic contribution to the aviation industry.

With a fleet of 30 modern aircrafts and 58 international destinations, Royal Jordanian connects travelers to more than 750 destinations with one stop from Amman. Royal Jordanian is currently following a long-haul fleet modernisation programme, and will have flights to the United States, Canada, and the Far East and 11 Boeing 787s and by 2014.

Royal Jordanian inaugurated its operations in Colombo in 1991, and since 1998 Expolanka has represented Royal Jordanian in Sri Lanka as its General Sales Agent (GSA). Expolanka has become an esteemed industry leader in GSA Management due to its expertise in administration and management, sales and marketing of passenger and air cargo, ticketing and reservations, and financial services support to its principals.

Expolanka’ s extensive network of GSA offices in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa and in-depth understanding and knowledge of local markets, diverse distribution channels and creative strategies add value, making Expolanka a very competent partner to its principals to succeed in the highly competitive airline industry.