Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa left for Dubai from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning, the airport Duty Manager said and Lanka news line learn that he is in transit in the Dubai airport currently .
He left for Dubai on Emirates Airlines (EK-649) at 03.05 a.m.
He had reportedly paid USD 206 for access to this plane and had obtained the facility at the ‘Gold Route’ terminal in the BIA.
Sources at the airport said that Basil Rajapaksa will first go to Dubai and then leave for the USA from there, and that he always uses this flight route to leave for the United States of America.
There is reliable information that several othe members are planing to leave the country.Namal Rrajapaksha recently said that he is willing to face any court on couruption chargers filed against him .