SriLankan Airlines Flagship A330-300 Business Class Full Flight Experience Colombo to Dubai

Welcome to Colombo! Today, I'm flying with Sri Lankan Airlines to Dubai. Being a relatively small member in the oneworld alliance and a partner with Qantas, I've always wondered what this airline looks like. So please follow me and let us experience its latest business-class product together!

This video was filmed on 20 June 2023
Sri Lankan Airlines UL225
Colombo (CMB) to Dubai (DXB)
Scheduled flight time: 4h45m
Distance: 3,287 km (2,042 mi)
On-time performance: 28%
4R-ALP, Airbus A330-343, 8 years old
Seat: 6A
Class: Business

00:00 Introduction
00:55 Scenic Sri Lankan trains
02:35 Colombo Bandaranaike Airport
05:27 Business Class Serendib Lounge

08:23 Sri Lankan Airlines A330-300
09:11 Boarding
09:58 Take-off
11:09 Business Class menu
12:09 Business Class dinner
13:50 Business Class seat

15:53 Lie-flat seat
16:40 Inflight entertainment
19:21 Summary
20:43 Dubai

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[RoryDing]

11:19 they’re cashews not chestnuts
Apologies for the mistake 😅

[maureen]

Hi Rory thank you for the video the view from your hotel balcony was really beautiful. Food on plane looked good. Hope you enjoyed your trip.

[mikes]

Another great report Rory. A lot of information in this review as in all your previous reviews. Your comments about the hard product being old and needing an update together with the airline being uncompetitive is in line with other reviews. However it seems you had a good experience with Sri Lankan on this flight.

[Explore-world-]

18:30 Internet map shocked me. Why no coverage in India? You covered entire world except India.

[ryansofly]

All their meals, long or short haul - is all served in one tray in business class. Both my flights BKK CMB and CMB MEL featured similar meal services. I'd happily fly them just for their catering. Always the highlight.

[wochamongullie]

Sri Lanka is my neighbouring country. I never thought that Sri Lanka is so beautiful. Rory, you have really shown the beauty of Sri Lanka. I envy you as you have stayed in such a magnificent hotel room balcony!😊

[davidharraway]

Love the bonus content about the train options. You always have such a fine eye for detail in your presentations. I'm even more keen now to visit Sri Lanka in the next year or two.

[justinm]

Rorys back! Great content as always and great to see the trains in Sri Lanka. On the bucketlist!Cheers mate.

[sachithsenadeera]

With my recent travel to Singapore with Srilankan Airlines I was really surprised with the service they provided, the cabin crew was amazing and its a solid 10/10 for the hospitality and the passenger handling inflight, and I have been travelling with emirates, Qatar airways and Finn air but still can’t beat the Srilankan hospitality. Thank you Rory for this amazing video

[tulippasta]

Just to add to your info regarding the sri lankan airlines free hotel program, if you fly sri lankan and your connecting flight is 8 hours away or longer, they put you up for free! For me it was the Full Moon Hotel nearby which was a little dated but fine. There was even a pool! The food was a small buffet. They even take you on a free tour of downtown colombo if you want! It is not a top tier or even a second tier airline, and the airport really sucks, but god Sri Lanka is a beautiful country! Friendly people, great food, romantic train journeys, and very affordable. I’m glad you went!

[DDDE]

Save money on gunk food and you won't have wounds in your face!

[DDDE]

Save money on gunk food and you won't have wounds in your face!

[patriciafuchs]

Seeing Sri Lanka through your eyes is very interesting and informative. I really enjoyed your review of the airport, the lounge you used looked great, maybe not as posh as some, but it seemed very complete with amenities.
Your seat on the plane was nicely appointed. Your meal looked delicious. I love Sri Lankan food. This was a very good review of Sri Lankan airlines. Really enjoyed this!

[jeniallenby]

yes! I loved their trains and food too

[marke]

I always enjoy watching your reviews. Most of us though have no chance of flying first class let alone business class. But premium economy could be a viable option. Could you perhaps review some of the offerings of a couple of airlines, eg: Singapore, Cathay, Thai etc ?

[steveholmescoastalsafety]

Thank you for making a very informative film. Sri Lankan Air is a pleasure to travel with in business - much better than the "international" airlines flying from Sri Lanka - which are surprisingly inferior - well done Sri Lankan Airlines :-)

[DDDE]

Save money on gunk food and you won't have wounds in your face!

[kepckatherinec]

Thank you for the interesting and enlightening video, Rory! You always provide calm, detailed narration, which is never boring. Your flight appeared quite enjoyable.

[DDDE]

Save money on gunk food and you won't have wounds in your face!

[amayaimanthee]

Thank you very much for the information
I also like to fly in business class, but I don't have enough money 😭