By The Pulseline News Desk
Allegations of financial transaction irregularities involving SriLankan Airlines have prompted renewed scrutiny and calls for an official investigation, after claims have emerged regarding misdirected overseas payments and a separate confirmed transfer error.
Opposition member of parliament (MP) Dayasiri Jayasekara has urged the government to investigate a reported incident in which funds intended for SriLankan Airlines’ overseas operations were allegedly transferred to an incorrect bank account. Raising the matter, he has noted that payments meant for the airline’s Chennai branch and Dubai-based agent operations were mistakenly deposited into an account at an Abu Dhabi bank due to an administrative error.
He has further alleged that more than Rs. 80 million was subsequently moved to another bank account, raising concerns over the traceability and recovery of the funds. Jayasekara has called on authorities to verify the facts and conduct a comprehensive probe into the incident.
Meanwhile, Ports, Civil Aviation and Energy Minister Aruna Karunathilleke has confirmed a separate payment-related error within the airline’s financial transactions. The Minister has stated that an incorrect transfer of 74,000 UAE dirhams had been made to a SriLankan Airlines service provider earlier this year.
He has noted that the erroneous transaction had occurred in February and said investigations are currently underway to determine how the mistake happened and whether any procedural lapses contributed to it.
The developments have raised fresh questions over financial oversight and internal controls at the national carrier, with both political representatives and government officials acknowledging ongoing inquiries into the reported incidents.
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