SriLankan Airlines praises pilots for averting mid-air collision over Turkey

COLOMBO: Srilankan Airlines on Wednesday praised its pilots for safely commandeering a flight from London to Colombo on Monday after reports emerged that an aircraft of the national carrier averted a mid-air collision with a British Airways flight over Turkey. The national carrier said that the “vigilance of the pilots and the state-of-the-art communication and surveillance system onboard the aircraft enabled safe passage for UL 504 on June 13.
“Further, SriLankan Airlines commends the…