SriLankan Airlines has struggled with debt for years (auditors flagged its viability as far back as 2009), and yet the government continued to purchase aircraft, compounding the losses incurred. 
Shirika la ndege la SriLankan limehangaika na deni hilo kwa miaka mingi (wakaguzi wa mahesabu walitahadharisha kuwa lingeongezeka tangu mwaka 2009), lakini serikali iliendelea na mpango wake wa kununua ndege hizo, hatua iliyokuza hasara ambayo tayari ilishapatikana.