SriLankan
Airlines, the largest carrier into the Maldives, has won the coveted title of
Leading International Airline of 2019 at the MATATO Travel Awards in the
Maldives, polling the most number of votes from the travelling public ahead of
many of the worlds best reputed airlines.
The Maldives
Travel Awards is a product of the Maldives Association of Travel Agents and
Tour Operators (MATATO). The 8th edition of the awards had a
record number of nominations in all major categories, with 236 nominations in
28 categories representing more than 100 registered travel brands in the
Maldives.
In the
Leading International Airline of the Year category, SriLankan Airlines
successfully competed with last years winners Singapore Airlines, Emirates
Airlines, Etihad Airways and Bangkok Airways. SriLankan won based on a combined
total of over 110,000 registered votes that were cast via online, SMS and
reviews by travelers. The annual gala awards ceremony at Crossroads Maldives
brought together the largest club of travel professionals and executives in the
Maldives for an evening of celebrations.
"We are
extremely excited to be voted as the Leading International Airline. Regaining
this award means a lot as we have strengthened the confidence of our guests.
SriLankan just won the World Travel Award Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean
for the 4th consecutive year and MATATO Leading International
Airline Award is the icing on the cake," said Fawzan Fareid, SriLankans
Country Manager of The Maldives.
Some of the
other leading brands voted were Leading Low-Cost Carrier, Leading Local
Carrier, Leading International Hotel & Resort Brand, Leading Live-a-Board,
Leading Surf Resort, Leading Eco Resort, Leading Family Resort, and Leading
Luxury Resort.
"As
recipients of this award we were adjudged on many aspects such as on time
performance, in-flight services. I convey my appreciation to all the
departments that supported us to promote destination Maldives, and to our
management for their guided leadership and valued customers for voting and
encouraging SriLankan Airlines." said Jayantha Abeysinghe, SriLankans regional
manager Sri Lanka & Indian Ocean.
SriLankan
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.
SriLankan
has a network serving 130 cities in 58 countries. A member of the
prestigious oneworld global airline partnership, SriLankan also
connects travelers to over 1,000 cities in 160 countries through its oneworld partner airlines.
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