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Myanmar, Sri Lanka To Open Indirect Air Link
Myanmar and Sri Lanka will open indirect air link via Bangkok soon to promote bilateral ties and tourism industry, according to a report from Xinhua Wednesday.
Quoting a Myanmar news journal, the Chinese news agency said the Sri Lankan Airlines will connect the Bangkok flights of the Myanmar Airways International (MAI) and the Thai Airways International (TG), transiting passengers from Yangon to Colombo with which Yangon has no direct air link so far. An official of the airline said the Sri Lankan Airlines has set up an office in Yangon in the name of APT Travel Services Co Ltd for the move.
MAI is one of the three Myanmar-foreign joint venture airlines, while the TG is a pure foreign carrier, both having Yangon-Bangkok flights. Official statistics show that other foreign airlines, linking Yangon to other world capitals, include Air China, Thai Airways International, Silk Air, Malaysian Airline System, Biman, Indian Airlines, Mandarin Airlines, Lauda Air, Druk Airlines, Phuket Airlines and Bangkok Airways.Myanmar's domestic airlines are represented by one state-run Myanma Airways and two joint ventures which are Air Mandalay and Yangon Airways. The Air Mandalay has extended its flight to Thailand's Chaing Mai as a regional one. Meanwhile, one more domestic JV airline, the Air Bagan, is due to be introduced in October.
Langkawi 1/9/2004
