June 28, 2021, Colombo: SriLankan Airlines the national flag carrier of Sri Lanka has been awarded “Diamond” Standard by the APEX Health Safety (Airline Passengers Experience Association) powered by SimpliFlying for the airline’s efforts in ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitization across its operations. Having previously being awarded the “Platinum” standard in January 2021 the airline was recognized for the extra safety measures and comprehensive hygiene precautions taken, since the onset of the global pandemic.
SriLankan Airlines is the first airline in South Asia to receive the “Diamond” accreditation, the highest possible rating attainable based on the evaluation of a 58-point checklist. The Airline achieved the “Diamond” standard with numerous criteria been reviewed related to the health safety of passengers being the focal point of the journey including a touch-free check-in process and implementation of physical distancing.
In addition, all SriLankan aircraft are disinfected before every flight and equipped with the most advanced High-Efficiency Particulate Air ( HEPA) air filtration systems onboard. The cabin air is refreshed every two to three minutes throughout the flight. This requires keeping the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) turned on before boarding until disembarkation on arrival, to ensure the HEPA filters are up and running to their maximum capacity and this was a commended measure by the APEX SimpliFlying audit committee.