June 29, 2001: The late Rajeewa Jayaweera with the then CEO Peter Hill in Chennai where he was SriLankan Airlines Manager, Southern India. In his first piece on the national carrier, titled ‘SriLankan Airlines: Parliament reveals UL loss is over Rs. The ruination of the national carrier can be easily blamed on the top leaderships of the UNP and the SLFP. Those who wielded political power should be ashamed of the way they allowed the deterioration of the once proud national carrier. The top management, as well as a section of utterly corrupt employees, brought the national carrier to disrepute.

Source: The Nation June 09, 2021 01:04 UTC