Restructuring of the national carrier SriLankan Airlines is in tatters after Sunday’s ground handling debacle, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva said yesterday.
“Deadline given to potential investors for submitting expressions to partner the national carrier ends on March 5," he added.
“We will have no option but to ground SriLankan airlines for good in this situation,” the Minister told a discussion which was open to the media as well.
Representatives of SriLankan Airlines and its Chairman Ashok Pathirage said that four flights were delayed on Sunday – with rats being found in two aircrafts while two others had technical issues.
“We had to spray a chemical to the two aircraft in which rats were found and ground them for one day as per the international standards,” Mr. Pathirage said.
