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SriLankan Airlines is the national airline of Sri Lanka. The airlines has its hub at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo. Sri Lankan Airlines was earlier known as Air Lanka and was established in 1978. In April 1998, Air Lanka, was privatised following the establishment of a strategic partnership with Dubai based Emirates Airline and was re-christened as SriLankan Airlines. United Arab Emirates airline holds 40% stake in the new company. As part of its commitment to the Sri Lankan government, Emirates contracted to undertake the management of Air Lanka for a 10-year period.
SriLankan Airlines has one of the most modern fleets in the region. It was the first Asia to fly the Airbus A340 and the first in South Asia to order the Airbus A330-200. The airlines presently has an all airbus fleet. It fleet consists of five A340-300, and nine A330-200 aircrafts. Sri Lankan Airlines presently flies to 49 destinations across Europe and Asia. In India, SriLankan Airlines has an extensive network and flies to Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli, and Thiruvananthapuram.