Originally Posted by hfly
Un,ess OS stopped flying Vienna-Dubai-Colombo in the last few weeks they DO fly there and even have fifth freedom rights from Dubai. It should also be mentioned that there are plenty of low price options from Dubai in any case if you want to fly there and then buy another ticket.
Indeed, SriLankan airways, (an EK partner) flies from DXB. You can also do FRA-MAA (Chennai, India) and then catch a SriLankan flight for like under $100.