SriLankan Airlines Airline Guide: Bases, Destinations, Prices, Contacts and Company Information
SriLankan Airlines appears as an active passenger-airline style record associated with Sri Lanka. This page is strongest as a structured airline guide because it combines source identifiers, status signals, route evidence where available, and a clear price/contact verification path.
A website signal is available, so readers can continue verification through the official channel before checking fares. The strongest base signal is Colombo. The matched OpenFlights network gives this page extra context, with 93 route records touching Sri Lanka, India, United Arab Emirates, and China.
Use this article as a guided airline dossier: it separates source facts from live travel claims, shows what is known about bases and destinations, and explains how to check prices without relying on stale fare data. Source status: Active / действующая в источнике.
Last reviewed: June 16, 2026.
Article number in this package: 3989 of 6161.
✨ Editorial Snapshot
| Editorial Detail | What This Article Adds |
|---|---|
| Article number | 3989 of 6161 |
| Record type | passenger-airline style record |
| Data confidence | 10/10 – strong source profile |
| Best editorial use | Best used as a traveler-facing profile after live schedule and fare verification. |
| Main verification caution | Route data and website presence are helpful, but they still do not prove today’s timetable. |
| Base signal | Colombo |
| Route depth | Useful route signal: 93 matched records |
| Market signal | Sri Lanka, India, United Arab Emirates, China, and Saudi Arabia |
| Destination signal | CMB – Colombo, Sri Lanka, GIU – Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, and BKK – Bangkok, Thailand |
This profile is intentionally written as a data-aware airline guide, not a copied directory entry. For SriLankan Airlines, the useful story is the relationship between its Sri Lanka source country, identifiers UL / ALK, activity status, route evidence and contact confidence. That mix determines whether the page should be used for booking guidance, aviation research, historical lookup or content cleanup.
🧾 Data Quality Score
The current data score is 10/10. The score rewards active status, usable airline codes, callsign data, matched official website, headquarters signal, OpenFlights route evidence and a source ID. It is not a safety rating and it is not a customer-review score; it is a publishing-confidence signal for this article.
⚡ Quick Facts
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Airline | SriLankan Airlines |
| Country / region in source | Sri Lanka |
| IATA code | UL |
| ICAO code | ALK |
| Callsign | SRILANKAN |
| Activity flag | Y |
| Status | Active / действующая в источнике |
| Alias / other name | Not listed |
| OpenFlights ID | 4349 |
| Source country | Sri Lanka |
| Country note | as source |
| Headquarters / base signal | Colombo |
| Wikidata country signal | Sri Lanka |
| Official website | http://www.srilankan.com |
| Route-data coverage | International route data |
🏢 Company Overview
SriLankan Airlines is a passenger-style record associated with Sri Lanka. In this package, its best editorial role is a practical traveler-facing airline profile, provided the reader verifies live schedules before booking.
Identifiers make the record easier to verify: IATA UL, ICAO ALK, callsign SRILANKAN. The source status is Active / действующая в источнике, and the current article data score is 10/10.
The strongest headquarters signal is Colombo. Matched route data gives this record 93 route entries, with the clearest market signals around Sri Lanka, India, United Arab Emirates, and China.
For readers, this means the article should be used in layers: first as a country-and-code reference, then as a route/contact verification page, and only after that as a travel-planning guide if the airline is confirmed current through official channels.
📍 Where the Airline Is Based
Primary country / region from the source: Sri Lanka.
Headquarters or base signal from enrichment data: Colombo.
Likely route bases from OpenFlights route records:
- CMB – Colombo, Sri Lanka
- HRI – Mattala, Sri Lanka
- BKK – Bangkok, Thailand
- GIU – Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
- AUH – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- KCT – Koggala, Sri Lanka
- MAA – Madras, India
- MCT – Muscat, Oman
Important note: route-based base inference is not the same as an official headquarters, hub or operating certificate. It only shows airports that appear frequently as origins in the open route data.
🗺️ Destinations and Route Direction
The OpenFlights routes file contains 93 route records linked to this airline ID. This is useful for historical network context, but it should not be treated as a live schedule.
Countries or territories appearing most often in matched route data:
- Sri Lanka
- India
- United Arab Emirates
- China
- Saudi Arabia
- Thailand
- Oman
- Maldives
- Jordan
- Bahrain
- Hong Kong
- France
- Indonesia
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Qatar
- Italy
- Germany
Top destination airports or cities in matched route data:
- CMB – Colombo, Sri Lanka
- GIU – Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
- BKK – Bangkok, Thailand
- HRI – Mattala, Sri Lanka
- AUH – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- JED – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- KCT – Koggala, Sri Lanka
- MCT – Muscat, Oman
- PEK – Beijing, China
- PVG – Shanghai, China
- AMM – Amman, Jordan
- CAN – Guangzhou, China
- HKG – Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- BAH – Bahrain, Bahrain
- BLR – Bangalore, India
- BOM – Mumbai, India
- CDG – Paris, France
- CGK – Jakarta, Indonesia
Sample route pairs from matched route data:
- AMM → AUH
- AUH → AMM
- AUH → CMB
- BAH → CMB
- BKK → CAN
- BKK → CMB
- BKK → HKG
- BLR → CMB
- BOM → CMB
- BTC → GIU
- CAN → BKK
- CDG → CMB
- CGK → CMB
- CMB → AUH
- CMB → BAH
- CMB → BKK
- CMB → BLR
- CMB → BOM
💰 Price Guide
No live fare or tariff data is included in the source spreadsheet or OpenFlights route files. Airfares change by date, demand, cabin, baggage, taxes, airport fees and sales channel.
Price-checking recommendation: Check live fares directly on the official website: http://www.srilankan.com
When comparing prices for SriLankan Airlines, travelers should check:
- Base fare
- Taxes and airport fees
- Baggage allowance and baggage fees
- Seat selection fees
- Change and cancellation rules
- Payment fees or agency fees
- Refundability
- Whether the flight is operated by this airline or a partner airline
For publishing, avoid quoting a specific fare unless it was checked on the same day and includes route, date, cabin and all mandatory fees.
☎️ Contacts and Website
Official website from Wikidata match: http://www.srilankan.com
Recommended contact path:
- Start with the verified official website when available.
- Use the airline’s own help, contact, manage booking or customer-service page.
- Avoid publishing random third-party phone numbers unless they are confirmed on the airline’s own website.
- If the airline is inactive or legacy, do not present contact details as current.
Wikidata matched item: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q853293.
🧭 Reliability and Verification Notes
For SriLankan Airlines, reliability should be checked against three practical signals: active source status, the official website, and whether today’s route map still resembles the matched OpenFlights route pattern.
The data score is strong enough for a fuller guide, but still separate it from a safety rating.
Recommended verification steps:
- Verify live timetable and ticket sales on the official website.
- Compare current destinations with the historical route-data pattern.
- Check baggage, refund and schedule-change policies before purchase.
- Confirm operating carrier if the itinerary is sold through a partner or agency.
🧳 Traveler Guide
For travelers:
- Start with the official website, then verify whether SriLankan Airlines sells the route, date and baggage bundle you need.
- Check baggage, refund, payment and schedule-change rules before buying.
- Confirm whether the flight is operated by SriLankan Airlines or by a partner airline.
For editors and publishers:
- Keep this page linked from the Sri Lanka airline index.
- Use the article number and manifest row when auditing updates.
- Avoid adding phone numbers unless they are confirmed on an official airline page.
- Do not add live prices unless the date, route, cabin and mandatory fees are shown.
For aviation researchers:
- Base research angle: Colombo is the strongest available base signal.
- Route research angle: matched data points toward Sri Lanka, India, United Arab Emirates, China, and Saudi Arabia, with destination signals such as CMB – Colombo, Sri Lanka, GIU – Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, and BKK – Bangkok, Thailand.
- Compare IATA, ICAO and callsign fields before merging this record with another airline entry.
❓ FAQ
Is SriLankan Airlines active?
The supplied source lists the activity flag as Y and the status as Active / действующая в источнике. This should be verified before booking or publishing live travel advice.
What country is SriLankan Airlines associated with?
The source associates it with Sri Lanka. The original country field is Sri Lanka.
What are the IATA and ICAO codes?
IATA: UL. ICAO: ALK.
Where can I check prices?
Check live fares directly on the official website: http://www.srilankan.com
Where can I contact the airline?
Official website from Wikidata match: http://www.srilankan.com
🔗 Related Airline Guides
Use these links to continue airline research from SriLankan Airlines without returning to search results.
More Airlines in Sri Lanka
- Aero Lanka – active profile
- Deccan Aviation (Lanka) – legacy profile
- Expo Aviation – legacy profile
- Lankair – legacy profile
Travel Planning Hubs
🔎 Sources Checked
- Supplied spreadsheet:
aviakompanii_mira_po_stranam.xlsx - Source listed in spreadsheet: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/airlines.dat
- OpenFlights data page
- OpenFlights GitHub repository
- Wikidata Query Service
✈️ Final Thoughts
SriLankan Airlines is a useful airline profile entry for country, code and source-based research. For travelers, the key is verification: confirm the airline is active, use the official website or a trusted ticketing channel, and never rely on old route or contact data for a live trip.
