Deccan Aviation Lanka bags crew rotation contract
19 Jun 2008
Deccan Aviation Lanka has bagged the crew rotation contract for First Choice Airways, which operates flights from Europe to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Deccan Aviation has bagged the contract for the second consecutive year and its aircraft will now be utilized to transfer crew and staff of First Choice Airways between Colombo and Maldives.
The rotation will be on a twice weekly basis from May through October.
According to industry sources, Deccan Aviation Lanka has in recent years emerged as a leading player in the domestic and regional general aviation market. Its largest shareholder, Deccan Aviation India, is now a part of Vijay Mallya controlled UB Group, which also owns Kingfisher Airlines.
Operating a fleet of 32 aircraft from 15 UK airports, First Choice is a UK based premier airline that flies six million customers on more than 30,000 flights to around 60 destinations world-wide every year, including the Maldives, Mexico and resorts across the Mediterranean.
Founded in 1987, the airline is now a part of travel giant TUI Travel PLC.
Operating a Beechcraft 1900 for the operations, Deccan will transfer crew twice weekly between Colombo and Male' international airports for the six month period.