SriLankan Airlines flight UL-168 on Sunday cross-landed, off-centered off the runway at Cochin airport by one meter, according to Indian media reports.
As per an official statement by CIAL (Cochin Internet Airport Limited), all the passengers have been rescued safely and accommodated at a hotel close to the airport, ANI reported.
Due to the incident, the aircraft wheel got damaged. The aircraft has been moved for an inspection while the runway was kept closed for 50 minutes.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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