Srilankan Airways praised its pilots on Wednesday for safely commandeering a flight from London to Colombo on Monday, following reports that a national carrier plane narrowly avoided colliding with a British Airways flight over Turkey.
On June 13, the "vigilance of the pilots and the state-of-the-art interaction and surveillance programme onboard the plane enabled safe passage for UL 504", according to the national provider.
“Furthermore, SriLankan Airways commends the timely action of the pilots flying UL 504, which secured the safety of all passengers, crew, and equipment onboard UL 504,” the carrier said in a statement.
According to reports, the aeroplane carrying 275 passengers had crossed Turkish airspace shortly after departing Heathrow on its way to Colombo.
If the UL pilot had climbed to the requested altitude, the UL flight would have collided head-on with the British Airways flight, which was moving at a faster speed than the UL flight, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper.
The passengers and crew safely evacuated from the flight after landing at Bandaranaike International Airport here, and a report on the incident was submitted, it added.
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