Starting December 4th Sri Lankan Airlines has resumed operations to the picturesque Gan Island in Addu Atoll of Maldives,suspended in March 2020 because of Covid-19 and the ensuing ban on international travel the world over.
SriLankan will operate weekly, with flight UL119 departing at 10:40AM every Saturday from Colombo to Gan, which would return from Gan at 13:05PM on the same day. Travelers from London; Frankfurt; Paris; Doha; Dubai; and Dammam who choose to book with Sri Lankan to travel to Gan will benefit from a direct and hassle-free journey owing to convenient connections via Colombo.
SriLankan became the first and only international carrier in December 2016 to operate direct flights to Gan allowing travelers to fly direct to the Island and save on time and money otherwise spent if travelling via Male. Male and Gan have been two of the most preferred holiday destinations in Sri Lankan’s network for luxury holiday travellers from Europe, the Middle East and the Far East.
According to SriLankan Chairman, Ashok Pathirage, “We look forward to restarting operations to Gan, and being the only international airline once again to fly direct to this underserved travel destination. We are anticipating a relatively greater demand for flights to Maldives in the coming months with the relaxation of travel restrictions, and Gan is ideal for those seeking something atypical to the standard Male experience,” he added.
“Compared with the same period last year, SriLankan Airlines has been gradually expanding operations by introducing new destinations, increasing flight frequencies to existing destinations and restarting flights to destinations such as Gan,” said SriLankan’s Head of World Wide Sales and Distribution, DimuthuTennakoon.
“Maldives has always been a premier leisure travel destination, and SriLankan will be the only international carrier to operate scheduled flights to two points in Maldives. We were also the only international carrier to continue operations to Male without any disruptions even during the pandemic,” he added.
