SriLankan Airlines CEO resigns

Srilankan airlines

Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines Kapila Chandrasena has resigned from his position yesterday.

The CEO had handed over his letter of resignation minutes after Senior Lawyer J.C. Weliamuna presented his first report on the national airline to Ports and Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga.

The Ministry appointed a four- member committee to look into alleged malpractices and irregularities that occurred in SriLankan Airlines in the recent past. The committee was chaired by Attorney-at-Law J.C. Weliamuna, while U.H. Palihakkara, B.A.W. Abeywardena and M.K. Bandara served as committee members.

(Daily News)