Aitken Spence Travels welcomes inaugural flight of Russia’s Red Wings Airlines to Mattala

Aitken Spence Travels yesterday welcomed the inaugural charter flight from Red Wings Airlines, a Russian regional leisure airline, which arrived at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.

Red Wings Airlines was carrying 400 holiday makers on board the Boeing 777 which is a long-range wide-body aircraft.The airline will be operating two flights per week for four months from Moscow to Sri Lanka till end April 2023.

For passengers on the inaugural flight, Aitken Spence Travels is offering excursions to showcase the splendour of Sri Lanka. Many of the excursions are focusing on the southern coastal belt areas of Hambantota - Kalutara as well as other non-coastal areas covering the country.

The excursions are designed to enable and enhance opportunities for the tourism stakeholders of domestic suppliers and partners around the island.

Stasshani Jayawardena, Director Aitken Spence PLC and Head of Tourism and Leisure Sector of the diversified conglomerate commented about the flight saying, “Making meaningful contributions to the development of our country through tourism is a priority for Aitken Spence and we are excited by the strategic interventions taken by Aitken Spence Travels that would undoubtedly put Sri Lanka on the map for many tourists for years to come. 
Our teams in the sector not only enhance economic opportunities by these targeted interventions but build the industry through specific engagements with local suppliers in the industry. We feel blessed to bid adieu to 2022 and commence 2023 on a positive note.”

Aitken Spence Travels has been at the forefront of marketing destination ‘Sri Lanka’ and Russia has always been one of the key source markets to Sri Lanka as well as for the company. Despite the current situation in Russia, the company continued to maintain its strong relationships with its agents and tour operators always reassuring the safety and comfort of visitors.