Beijing, China (July 17, 2008) /China Newswire/ — SriLankan Airlines' passengers no longer need to queue up to check-in, with the launch of the airline's Online Check-In facility in Beijing on August 1. Passengers from Beijing then will even have the luxury of choosing their own seat on the aircraft, through the remarkably easy to use system and it considerably reduces the time spent in the check-in area.

SriLankan introduced Online Check-In at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport last December and it will be introduced worldwide at the airline's other points of departure for flights into Colombo and other destinations. For instance, the Singapore's Changi International Airport has announced the launch of this Online Check-In recently.

Online Check-In opens 24 hours before a flight and continues up to 2 hours before a flight. One could even check-in groups of passengers, if the required information and reference numbers are available. A passenger simply needs to visit SriLankan's website www.srilankan.aero and click on "Online Check-In". The next step is to merely key in four simple entries - name, airport, flight number and booking reference number. The system will automatically assign a seat, which the passenger can change through a user-friendly chart that shows the aircraft's seating plan, identifying reserved seats in a different color.

Passengers proceed direct to the Baggage Drop Counter, where their bags will be weighed. Any Excess Baggage matters will be handled at that time. At present, passengers who require special care such as infants and wheelchair passengers will continue to be handled by SriLankan staff, and not through the online system.

About SriLankan Airlines
SriLankan Airlines has in recent years achieved global recognition for its standards in excellence, winning such prestigious titles as "World's Best Airline" in a survey of Economy Class passengers, "World's Friendliest Cabin Staff", first runner-up for "World's Best Cabin Staff", "Best Overall Inflight Entertainment (for a fleet size of 20 or less)", "Best Airline Turnaround of the Year 2004″, and "World's Most Efficient Operator of Airbus A330s (in the small fleet category)" in 2002 and 2003 from Airbus Industry.

SriLankan has positioned itself as the link between India and the rest of the world, and is one of the largest foreign airlines operating to India. with 100 flights a week to 11 destinations - 15 to Chennai, 14 to Mumbai, 13 to Trivandrum, 11 to Kochi, 11 to Trichy, 8 to Calicut, daily to New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bangalore, 4 to Coimbatore and 3 to Goa.

 

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