SriLankan Airlines urges Pilots Guild to respect due process

With regard to a news items reported in the Sunday newspapers SriLankan Airlines wishes to state the following: SriLankan Airlines refutes the comments by the individual who is quoted in the newspaper article. The Airline wishes to clarify that the issue in question is one of the refusal to follow the Company Procedure which is adopted with the endorsement of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka to ensure safety of passengers and the operation of aircraft.







There was a lapse in the process by immediately not removing the errant pilot from the flight.

Even though this was a random check, with no suspicion of the pilot being unfit to fly, he should have not operated the flight after refusal, to go through a Breathalyzer test. The individual concerned in making this flawed decision has also being suspended from duty pending an investigation.









It is very disappointing that the ALPG-SL has chosen to exert pressure on a matter of gross violation of Company procedure by an individual pilot which is under investigation, through industrial action. The Company will strictly follow the due process in dealing with this matter.







Accordingly, the Company views the conduct of the ALPG-SL as an unacceptable attempt to subvert the course of justice by industrial action and to try the case in the media.

The Airline urges the ALPG-SL to act on this issue responsibly as a professional organization with respect for due process and the confidentiality involved in an ongoing investigation. Corporate Communications SriLankan Airlines