Sri Lanka, June 5 -- SriLankan Airlines yesterday welcomed an Airbus A330-200 wide-body aircraft to its existing fleet of 22 aircraft, aiming to expand its services. The state-run airline expects to add at least two more aircraft by the end of this year.

The aircraft arrived from Paris and performed a low fly-past over Colombo and Katunayake before touching down at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). This latest addition brings SriLankan's fleet to 23 aircraft. The decision to expand the fleet was taken by the previous government's cabinet and the then Board of Directors.

Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Sarath Ganegoda said that the SriLankan fleet comprises 10 wide-body aircraft and 13 narrow-body aircraft.

He said that the ...