Sri Lanka, April 16 -- SriLankan Airlines has clarified what it describes as inaccurate and misleading media reports regarding an alleged clash involving an airline official and flight crew at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

According to a statement issued by SriLankan Airlines, the incident occurred on April 2, when SriLankan Airlines crew members were preparing to check in for duty at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.

The statement said the SriLankan Country Manager entered the passenger check-in area and engaged in a physical altercation with the operating flight crew and the station manager.

The matter was immediately reported to the Airport Police at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, and investigat...