The Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
The Deputy Minister, responding on behalf of the Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, stated that details and amounts of staff allowances are provided in a tabled annex. He said no accommodation allowances are paid to cabin crew during layovers because accommodation is provided, and no meal allowance is paid for time spent onboard aircraft, resulting in no related expenditure. He also informed Parliament that an Acting Chief Executive Officer has been appointed, naming Mr. Yasanna Dissanayake.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I am answering this question on behalf of the Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation.
¶ 02 (a) (i) The details of the types of allowances paid to the staff are given in the annex. (ii) The amounts applicable to each type of allowance are also in the annex. I table the annex. (iii) Since accommodation is provided to cabin crew during layovers, accommodation allowances are not paid. (iv) No accommodation allowances are paid. (v) No expenditure is incurred. (vi) Yes. (vii) No meal allowance is paid for time spent onboard the aircraft. (viii) No expenditure is incurred.
¶ 03 (b) (i) An Acting Chief Executive Officer has been appointed. (ii) Mr. Yasanna Dissanayake is the Acting Chief Executive Officer.
¶ 04 (c) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8701