5 May 2022 10:19 am
The proposal made by SriLankan Airlines to lease 21 air bus aircraft was postponed by three months, COPE Chairman Charitha Herath informed Parliament today.
He said the decision was made after SriLankan Airlines was summoned before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) recently.
Meanwhile, Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said it was useless to lease aircraft before a final decision is made about the future of the SriLankan Airlines.
"We need to decide whether to continue sell or close down SriLankan Airlines before making a decision to lease the aircraft. Otherwise, we will be at fault," he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)