The SriLankan airline, which aims to have a fleet of 30 aircraft by 2015, added a brand new A 320-200 to its fleet yesterday.

It was the first aircraft to be acquired by SriLankan Airlines after a lapse of 11 years.
The airline yesterday said that starting with the A 320 narrow-body aircraft, which was bought down to increase frequencies to the current destinations, two more will arrive in Sri Lanka soon.

A wide body A 340 will arrive in Sri Lanka next week, followed by an A 330 later this year for.

At present the airline has 18 aircraft to its name, which includes two De Havilland Twin Otter floatplanes for domestic flying.

Meanwhile, within the last 12 months, SriLankan added three new destinations; Shanghai, Kochi and Guangzhou. In September this year the airline will take its first flight to Moscow.