Sri Lanka, June 10 -- In its plan for increasing the fleet to 25, SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier, is pressing ahead with its plan for the acquisition of two-more wide-body aircraft by the end of this year in a bid to increase frequency of operations on the existing routes while resuming operations on routes currently on hold, an official said.

Recently, SriLankan Airlines added a new Airbus A330-200 to its fleet on dry lease, the first to join the airline in seven years.

Chairman of the national carrier Sarath Ganegoda told Daily Mirror that his office had budgeted for two more aircraft, but non-availability of them in sufficient numbers in the world market had hampered plans for increasing the fleet.

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