SriLankan flight returns due to hydraulic failure

SriLankan Airline flight (UL-1263) that left for Damam Saudi Arabia from Bandaranaike International Airport in the evening returned back to Colombo due to a failure of the hydraulic system.

The pilot had taken steps to return the flight after two hours and 10 minutes.

There were 157 passengers, including 11 crew members on board.

This flight was an Airbus A320 and had left BIA at 5.45 p.m this evening.

Accordingly, the flight arrived at 7.55 p.m. The flight is now ready to fly back to Damam after rectifying the fault, officials said. (T.K.G. Kapila)