Ramith Rambukwella revealed as cricketer who attempted to open cabin door
July 2, 2013 11:40 pm
A statement released by Sri Lanka Cricket revealed that the cricketer
who had attempted to open a cabin door of a British Airways flight bound to London
at 35,000ft was Ramith Rambukwella.
Full statement:
Further to the earlier Press Release on the above subject,
the Team Manager Mr. Jayantha Seneviratne submitted a report to the CEO on the
above incident.
According to the report, the Team has boarded the flight BA
2158 from Greneda around 5 pm on the 30th of
June 2013 to London. The incident took place around midnight during the
flight. The player concerned namely Ramith Rambukwella had tried to use
the toilet. Due to the dim lights in the cabin the player has
mistakenly tried to open one of the cabin doors thinking it was the
toilet door . At that moment certain
passengers had brought to his notice that he is trying to access the incorrect
door. At this point the officials of the Sri Lankan team too
walked up to the player and directed him the right way. The player apologized
profusely to the passengers and to the cabin staff who accepted it in
good faith.
An inquiry will be conducted based on the Managers Report and
disciplinary action will be taken on the player concerned if found fault.
