Rajapaksas Manipulate Sri Lankan Airlines Union Through Namal’s Stewardess Girl

 January 27, 2016

The Flight Stewardess girl released for Namal Rajapaksa‘s work and now planted in the Union of Sri Lankan Airlines, is being used in a detrimental manner which could even see the airline being grounded, Colombo Telegraph can reveal today.

Nithya Senanaya Samaranayaka,

Nithya Senanaya Samaranayaka, was removed from her flying duties frequently in the past to perform unknown duties for Namal Rajapaksa on the request of the former Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga. This was revealed in the Jayaratne/Weliamuna report when the airline was investigated last year.

According to the Jayartane/Weliamuna findings Nithya Senanaya Samaranayaka is also still to reimburse the Rs 4.2 million owed to the airline.

The repercussions of not acting upon the recommendations of Jayaratne/Weliamuna report is now finally taking its toll on the airline nearly nine months later.

In a startling revelation an employee within the Human Resources Department of the airline said that out of the nearly 1100 cabin crew at present, nearly 800 cabin crew were recruited during the Mahinda Rajapsksa regime during the last ten years. There was mass scale recruitment facilitated by Rajapaksa forces within the airline who still hold powerful managerial slots even today.

“This figure of union members making up of the Rajapaksa force within the Flight Attendants Union has now started to create havoc within. The number which is enough to ground the airline if they so wish to do, has now taken the Flight Attendant’s Union by force. They have the numbers and the demands they have made and received makes even the most senior managers’ salary packages look like mere pittance. We saw it happen before when the cabin crew waged a strike to get rid of Water Riggans, the Emirates Airline appointed Director of Service Delivery then. Those who pulled off that strike were handsomely rewarded with multiple promotions within the airline.” said the HR official barred from officially speaking to the press.

The Labour Union of Sri Lanka confirmed that the national carrier’s senior management had made several calls making queries regarding Colombo Telegraph’s expose of the ‘unelected’ group of union members that is causing havoc at present.                               Read More