Dhaka, June 14 -- SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier, plans to expand its fleet to 25 aircraft and is moving forward with the acquisition of two additional wide-body planes by the end of this year. The move aims to boost flight frequency on existing routes and resume services on currently suspended ones, 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.

Asked how flight operations will increase, he said...