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Sri Lanka eyes Emirates' stake in national carrier

The Sri Lankan government is in talks buy Emirates Airline's stake in the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishanta Wickremasinghe told Bloomberg. 'The government has decided to purchase,' Wickremasinghe told the news service. 'They are negotiating.' The government owns 51% of the airline while Emirates has 43.6%.

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