Staff Reporter
SRILANKAN Airlines has announced an increase in free baggage allowance for return passengers flying out of Qatar.
Travellers who purchase their tickets in Doha are now entitled to carry 40kg of free baggage on their return journey - double the amount of the previous baggage.
The airline's manager in Qatar, Lakshman Weerasooriya, hopes the extra allowance will provide an incentive for passengers to choose the carrier over other airlines.
“From now on, all travellers flying with SriLankan Airlines are entitled to bring back up to 40kg on the return leg of their journey - that's double the previous allowance and up to 100% more than our regional competitors,” he said.
“When added to the permitted hand luggage allowance, it means that 47kg of baggage can be brought back on return flights - an additional benefit that is ideal for the summer season, when holidaymakers often want to carry home gifts and purchases,” he added.
SriLankan Airlines is the largest foreign carrier into India, with 90 flights a week to 10 destinations and is currently involved in an aggressive expansion programme for its Middle East operations.
Last year the carrier saw its business grow by 50% over previous years. Part of the airline's regional growth strategy included the introduction of a simplified online reservation, aircraft capacity increases and more flights and choices of destinations, Weerasooriya said.
The plans would see the carrier's services to the Middle East rise to about 45 flights a week, in a market that the World Travel and Tourism Council had predicted would increase by 4.4% annually until 2016, the manager said. |
