Mission of Mercy
The 'Mission of Mercy' [1] is a rescue flight mission operated by SriLankan Airlines on 30th January, 2020. The mission was carried out on the instruction of His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The mission is an evacuation operation to bring back 33 Sri Lankan citizens who were stranded in the lockdown of Wuhan Province, China due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Mission was operated by Flight UL 1422/1423 with a 16-member crew of SriLankan Airlines, which lasted more than twenty hours of an extremely long turnaround flight from Colombo to Wuhan and back. The Country, The President, The People and the company SriLankan Airlines express gratitude to its courageous crew members and staff who volunteered to fly into Wuhan. [2]
Another noble act from the crew is that they refused all the incentives paid for that flight duty. The entire crew of SriLankan flight UL 1422/23 that volunteered to operate the Wuhan flight have decided to decline all the flight allowances paid for the said duty period respectfully. Also, the crew requested the company authorities to use those funds to buy masks, gloves, and other personal protective items for the SriLankan Airlines staff engaged in ground handling at Bandaranyake International Airport [3].
Crews
The brave team of 16 crew members who volunteered to fly into Wuhan are led by Chief Pilot Captain Chaminda De Soyza. Captain Anushka Jeewantha, Co-pilot Shehan Seneviratne, and Ravin Ranatunga are the other Flight Crew. The Cabin was led by Cabin Manager Farhaan Haniffa, and the rest of the Team are Cabin Services Supervisors Chaminda Perera, Jenaly Jansz, and Cabin Crew Members Amali Hettiarachchi, Waseem Rahumath, Danindu Dunusinghe, Dinuk Madurepperuma and Koshan Fernando. Aircraft Engineer Lilantha Pathberiya, Aircraft Technician Rumesh Pathiraja, Senior Load Control Supervisor Darshana Yapa and Flight Dispatch Officer Malisha Prasad are also part of this brave team who will go down as 'National Heroes of Sri Lanka' in History.
| Position | Crew |
|---|---|
| Chief Pilot in Command | Captain Chaminda De Soyza |
| Pilot in Command | Captain Anushka Jeewantha |
| Co-pilot | Shehan Seneviratne |
| Co-pilot | Ravin Ranatunga |
| Position | Crew |
|---|---|
| Cabin Manager | Farhaan Haniffa |
| Cabin Services Supervisor | Chaminda Perera |
| Cabin Services Supervisor | Jenaly Jansz |
| Senior Flight Attendant | Amali Hettiarachchi |
| Flight Attendant | Waseem Rahumath |
| Flight Attendant | Danindu Dunusinghe |
| Flight Attendant | Dinuk Madurepperuma |
| Flight Attendant | Koshan Fernando |
| Position | Crew |
|---|---|
| Aircraft Engineer | Lilantha Pathberiya |
| Aircraft Technician | Rumesh Pathiraja |
| Flight Dispatch Officer | Malisha Prasad |
| Load Control Supervisor | Darshana Yapa |
References
- ↑ "Well coordinated `Mission of Mercy'". archive.ceylontoday.lk. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ↑ "Mercy flight to Wuhan". www.srilankan.com. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ↑ "Mercy Mission: SriLankan crew declines incentives". www.dailymirror.lk/. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
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