SriLankan Airlines has incurred a loss of USD 6 million due to the recent delays of flights, Minister of Ports and Aviation Nimal Siripala De Silva said today.
Minister Nimal Siripala said that the loss has been incurred due to the recent delays in eight flights.
There is no possibility to grant an allowance or a salary increase to employees at present, he further said.
Minister Nimal Siripala also revealed that it has been decided to allow other airlines to operate the flights of the carrier by granting them rights under the ‘5th freedom of the air’, while safeguarding the rights of SriLankan Airlines.
Several SriLankan Airlines flights have been delayed or cancelled in the recent past due to technical or other issues.
Last week, Sri Lanka’s national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, extended its apologies for the cancellation of several flights in the recent past.
Issuing a statement, the airline said over the last few days, SriLankan Airlines has needed to cancel several flights mainly due to a number of technical issues which required temporary grounding of aircraft. (NewsWire)