Dhaka, April 19 -- SriLankan Airlines chairman Sarath Ganegoda has reportedly been in talks with Airbus and urged the plane maker for the return of USD 23.3 million in pre-delivery payments, USD 200 million in compensation, four new A330-900neo aircraft free of charge, and assistance with other legal disputes.

The amount of pre-delivery payment comprises USD 19.2 million and its interest USD 4.1 million. The payment was made nearly 12 years earlier to acquire six A330-300 and four A350-900 aircraft, though the deal didn't finalize due to revealed allegations of corruption. SriLankan later received the A330s from a lessor, but not the A350s. Now, Ganegoda wants to recover the costs and expenses associated with the A350s, among other deman...