The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today (6) accused more officials of having played a part in the Airbus-SriLankan scam.

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka in Parliament today claimed that former SriLankan CEO Suren Ratwatte had profited out of the cancellation of the airbus order. In 2017, Sri Lanka paid US$ 98 million in penalties for cancelling the order in 2016 and returning four A350 'extra wide-body' aircraft that is specifically designed for long haul routes and unsuitable for the airline’s business model. Dissanayaka said $10 million had already been deposited by SriLankan Airlines and that the total loss of cancellation was $108 million. After the Government was elected in 2015 Suren Ratwatte, the brother of Charitha Ratwatte – who is the Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister – was appointed as the CEO of SriLankan Airlines.