SriLankan firms up Guangzhou tag flight

SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that it will commence service to Guangzhou from China, effective January 28^th, 2011. The service will be operated via the Thai capital of Bangkok and will be operated on a thrice-weekly basis. The route will be operated with a mix of A340 and A330 equipment. The Bangkok to Guangzhou sector has seen nearly half a million O+D passengers fly the route between July 2009 and July 2010 with Thai Airways International having a 40% market share.