The Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku
Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku provided details of unpaid embarkation levies owed by airlines, stating that the total due was Rs. 27,659 million, with SriLankan Airlines owing the largest share at Rs. 24,655 million, and Aeroflot Russia additionally owing USD 1.5 million. He said CAASL had repeatedly notified the relevant parties and liquidated some bank guarantees, but recovery was constrained because the Civil Aviation Act and Finance Act lacked provisions for legal action. He stated that a Cabinet Paper had been prepared to establish the necessary legal framework for recovery.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, I will give the total figures due. SriLankan Airlines alone owes Rs. 24,655 million – that is Rs. 24 billion. AirAsia Berhad Rs. 88 million; Aeroflot Russia Rs. 508 million; Air India Rs. 57 million; Thai AirAsia Rs. 221 million; Fits Aviation Rs. 2,126 million. The total embarkation levy due is Rs. 27,659 million. In addition, Aeroflot Russia owes USD 1.5 million. These have accumulated over time. CAASL has continuously informed the parties by letters and emails. Some bank guarantees were liquidated to recover a portion. The problem is that the Civil Aviation Act lacks provisions to take legal action for this recovery. We also checked the Finance Act and it, too, lacks such provisions. Therefore, to move forward legally, we have prepared a Cabinet Paper to create the necessary legal framework.
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Cite as: The Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13639