A drunk pilot who wanted to take off on a flight from Frankfurt to Colombo with more than 270 passengers on board was stopped by the cabin crew, according to a report from news site hessenschau.de on Sunday.
Qatar Airways and SriLankan Airlines, both members of the oneworld alliance, have strengthened their co-operation with a bilateral codeshare relationship.
Sri Lanka is seeking foreign assistance to rescue its loss-making national carrier, a minister said, after the government announced the airline was unable to pay back nearly $1bn in debt.
