SriLankan
Airlines, the largest carrier into the Maldives, as well as the sole international
airline operating three weekly flights to Gan is celebrating three years of
operations to Gan with an important Corporate Social Responsibility Project in
the form of a free medical camp from 28th November to 1st
December 2019 for the public in Addu City and neighboring atolls.
SriLankan
Airlines will be flying in a high-level team of medical specialists from
Kauvery Hospital in Tiruchirappalli, India especially for the CSR project,
including a neurologist, cardiologist, pulmonologist, endocrinologist, a
dietician and support staff.
Jayantha
Abeysinghe, the airlines Regional Manager for Sri Lanka & Indian Ocean,
said: "As the largest carrier into the Maldives, SriLankan is fully integrated
into international travel into and out of the Maldives, as well as Maldivian
society in general. We are pleased to be providing this CSR service in
partnership with Kauvery Hospital and several other valuable partners."
The
medical camp is being carried out in Addu City for residents of Addu,
Fuvahmulah and other nearby atolls. A significant number of SriLankans
passengers from the Maldives travel to Tiruchirappalli via Colombo for medical
treatment. SriLankan held a similar CSR event in 2017.
Nayomi
Tennakoon, Area Manager Gan, said: "SriLankan was the first scheduled
international airline to commence flying out of Gan Island three years ago, and
we are delighted to serve the travelling public in all of the nearby atolls
with their travel requirements, via Colombo, and also the important air cargo
business into and out of Gan."
This
CSR project is jointly organized by SriLankan Airlines and the airlines
General Sales Agent in the Maldives, Ace Aviation Services Maldives in partnership
with, Kauvery Hospital, the insurance company of Maldives Aasandha Company Ltd,
and the Hithadhoo Regional Hospital.
Kauvery Hospital is a chain of multi-specialty hospitals with a
total capacity of 1,250 beds. Two of its multi–specialty hospitals are in Tiruchirappalli
along with one of a kind exclusive state of the art
cardiac care facility. The hospital has carried out more than 7,000 cardiac
surgeries, 1,000 joint replacement surgeries, 2,500 complex cancer surgeries,
5,000 angioplasties, 5,000 open heart procedures, around 50,000 dialyses,
and over 1,000 major pediatric cardiology
procedures.
SriLankan
serves both the Maldivian capital Male' and Gan Island, connecting them through
Colombo with its network of destinations. SriLankan
has a route network of 130 cities in 58 countries, including codeshare
operations in partnership with the worlds finest airlines. SriLankan take
pride in operating three flights a week to Gan Island, provides with convenient
connections to Singapore, Bangkok, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Canton, Chennai,
Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Karachi, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Muscat,
Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and many more. A member of the prestigious oneworld global airline partnership,
SriLankan Airlines also connects travelers to over 1,000 cities in 160
countries through its oneworld
partner airlines. The airline has been consistently winning prestigious
accolades, including Leading International Airline
in South Asia and Leading Airline Passenger Class Business award,
both for the second consecutive year at the
South Asian Travel Awards 2019 (SATA); Best Marketing Innovation award from APEX; two awards at the World Travel
Awards 2018 Asia and Australasia; Best Full Service
Airline in Central & South Asia at the Future Travel Experience
Asia Awards; and Innovation in Commercial Airline
Cabins at the In-flight Asia Pacific Awards.
Ace Aviation Services Maldives is the General Sales Agent (GSA)
for SriLankan Airlines in the Maldives. The company also bagged this years
South Asia Travel Awards (SATA) for the Leading Airline GSA award in the
Maldives, and for the third consecutive year. Ace Aviation Services Maldives
has held similar CSR projects across the Maldives and has been at the forefront
during tragedy and disaster.
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