Sri Lanka, May 16 -- SriLankan Airlines has issued a clarification regarding reports on two separate financial incidents involving a fraudulent payment linked to a compromised service provider email account in the UAE and the alleged misappropriation of company funds at its office in Chennai, India.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the airline said it was informed by a Dubai-based service provider that payment amounting to AED 974,000 had not been received. Subsequent investigations revealed that the service provider's email account had allegedly been compromised by a third party, who altered bank account details and supplied supporting documents through official communication channels, misleading the airline into believing it was dea...