SriLankan Airlines has strictly followed and continues to follow the Health and safety Guidelines issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), which were amended from time to time. 

SriLankan Airlines categorically denied social media reports that the Airline was deploying COVID-infected Flight Attendants and said it was untrue and misleading the public at a time the entire country is suffering due to the recent spike in the spread of the pandemic.   SriLankan said in a statement that the social media content currently being circulated, which had been posted by the Flight Attendants’ Union making allegations on the management of SriLankan Airlines is a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the National Carrier.   

“Ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, SriLankan Airlines has strictly followed and continues to follow the Health and safety Guidelines issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), which were amended from time to time. This includes similar directives adopted by the respective civil aviation authorities operating in respective countries that the Airline flies to.   

SriLankan Airlines has taken every precaution in ensuring the health and well-being of its employees by steering a prioritized company-wide vaccination programme and providing required Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) , continuous awareness and instructions on safe working environment, and also through facilitating hospitalization and /or intermediate care center facilities, when staff members are tested positive for COVID-19,” the statement said.