Hon. S.M. Marikkar
S.M. Marikkar raised a question to the Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation regarding SriLankan Airlines’ acquisition of a newly acquired A330-200 wide-body aircraft. He sought details on the company involved, who recommended it, the aircraft’s manufacture date, whether it was rented or leased, and the monthly lease payment if applicable, noting the context of concerns about “coal fraud” mentioned earlier in the debate.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Leader of the House himself referred to the “coal fraud.” We appreciate that candour as we proceed to my question on SriLankan Airlines.
¶ 02 SRILANKAN AIRLINES: ACQUISITION OF A330-200 WIDE-BODY AIRCRAFT
¶ 03 Question No. 1089/2025 to the Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation:
¶ 04 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) the name of the company from which SriLankan Airlines acquired the newly acquired A330-200 wide-body aircraft; (ii) the party that recommended the aforementioned company; (iii) the date of manufacture of the aircraft; (iv) whether the said aircraft has been acquired on a rental basis; (v) if not, whether it has been acquired on a lease basis; and (vi) if so, the monthly lease rental installment? (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. S.M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/474