SriLankan Airlines recently inducted two batches of Mihin Lanka cabin crew comprising over 50 employees. They were presented their letters of appointment in Katunayake recently.
SriLankan will continue providing opportunities to as many Mihin Lanka staff as can be accommodated, giving due consideration to the operational needs of SriLankan, up to the time that Mihin Lanka’s business operations come to an end on December 31, 2016. The induction of Mihin staff to SriLankan is being carried out according to SriLankan’s recruitment processes with constant dialogue between SriLankan’s management and Mihin employees.
All Mihin Lanka staff members who are not offered the opportunity to join SriLankan will be provided a service severance package according to specified government guidelines, details of which have already been shared with all employees of Mihin Lanka.
The Government took a policy decision to discontinue the services of the loss-making budget airline, as part of its long-term strategy to restructure Sri Lanka’s aviation industry and strengthen SriLankan Airlines’ new strategy of focusing on travel markets in Asia and the Middle East.