Hon. Anura Karunathilaka
Hon. Anura Karunathilaka stated that the Government would avoid deviating from established procedures in terminating agreements, citing the risk of penalties as seen in the Airbus matter. He said the Chairman had resigned following concerns over a potential conflict of interest with private operators, and that applications by airlines to operate services to Sri Lanka would be considered while assessing any conflicts with SriLankan Airlines’ operations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, as I said earlier with the Airbus matter, deviating from procedure to terminate deals results in large penalties; we do not act that way. Regarding the Chairman, if there is a perceived conflict of interest with private operators, we act accordingly. He has resigned. When applications are made, we consider granting rights to any airline to begin services to Sri Lanka, while assessing potential conflicts with SriLankan’s operations. We will act accordingly.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Anura Karunathilaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/479