Time zone change to hit SriLankan Air services

The notification by the Sri Lankan government to turn the clock back by 30 minutes, thereby reverting to the time zone GMT + 5 1/2 hours, will have an impact on Sri Lankan Airlines operations into and out of the island nation's capital Colombo, a communication from the airline firm said here.

Following the new development, the departure and arrival times of flights into and out of Colombo will be advanced by half an hour with effect from April 15, the press statement said.

The first SriLankan Airlines flight to have a time change will be the one from Colombo via Singapore to Kuala Lumpur on April 15. The flight scheduled to depart from Colombo at 12. 35 am on April 15, will now depart at 12.05 am on the same day.

The airline company added that all SriLankan Airlines flight times into and out of its overseas destinations will remain unchanged.

SriLankan Airlines is also taking steps to change all systems based on GMT + 6 to GMT+5 1/2 hours to be in line with the time change.