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SriLankan Airlines crackdown on human trafficking at BIA
Aug 15, 201704:37 PM
Sri Lanka’s national carrier SriLankan Airlines, says it has achieved considerable success in recent times in its concerted efforts to crack down on illegal travel through Colombo’s airport by passengers using forged or altered travel documents, often supplied by organized criminals running human trafficking rings.
Human trafficking is a serious challenge for airlines around the world, the airline said in a statement.
When such persons evade detection and are discovered after arriving at foreign airports, the airline that carried them face stiff fines from authorities, especially in Europe. Fines range up to 5,500 euros per passenger (approximately LKR 900,000) in some European countries.
