Sri Lanka, Jan. 6 -- Tourism and Aviation Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has instructed Ministry Secretary Marina Mohammad to order a fresh, detailed report from SriLankan Airlines (SLA) with regard to the controversial Airbus A330-200 aircraft leased in 2017.

The Minister had given these instructions to the Secretary subsequent to a meeting he had with the Aircraft Engineers' Association of SLA on Friday (3).

During the meeting it was revealed that the said aircraft had been brought to the country under the previous government amidst the severe objections by the aircraft engineers due to the lack of its airworthiness.

The aircraft, which had been used by Air Portugal, had been inspected by two SriLankan Airlines engineers before it was t...