The Sri Lankan government will take strict action to regulate the national airline to cut its huge loss and prevent corruption, a minister said on Friday.
Kabir Hashim, Minister of Public Enterprise Development, said action must be taken against some former and current officials of Sri Lankan Airlines based on a report of a committee headed by ant-corruption lawyer J.C. Weliamuna, Xinhua reported.
"There was a mafia in Sri Lanka. It is still there. It needs to be cleaned. I think the Weliamuna Report has its merits and it needs to be implemented," the minister said.
While the airline was operating at a huge loss when the former government was in power, it is now seeing a reduction of losses, Hashim added.
Hashim noted the government had cancelled orders signed by the previous administration for four new A-350 aircraft which were scheduled to be delivered this year and launched investigations.
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"We have taken steps to revive the airline. We are following the proper procedure to do this," the minister added.
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