SriLankan Airlines refuted certain media reports and clarified that the safety of its passengers and crew on-board Flight UL 125 bound for Chennai was never in any danger.

Issuing a media release, SriLankan Airlines said that its Chennai bound flight from Colombo, UL 125, with 102 passengers and 12 crew on-board, landed safely at Chennai International Airport yesterday. (9th September 2015)

“Flight UL 125 during its decent in Chennai experienced overheating of a hydraulic system and subsequent to the landing, the Pilots requested for ground assistance to tow the aircraft. The aircraft was then towed to the parking bay and the technical fault was rectified shortly.  It flew back to Colombo after a delay of two hours, under the flight number UL 126,” the statement said.

“SriLankan wishes to reiterate that the Airline is dedicated to assure the safety of its passengers and at no point were the passengers and crew in danger, as stated in the media,” the statement further said.