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  • Why Mihin Lanka Failed – When Politics Tried to Fly an Airline

    Why Mihin Lanka Failed – When Politics Tried to Fly an Airline

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    Mihin Lanka did not fail because Sri Lanka couldn’t run a low-cost airline.It failed because Sri Lanka tried to run one without following the rules of low-cost aviation—or the rules of governance. Low-cost carriers succeed on three boring but brutal disciplines: cost control, independence, and volume-driven pricing. Mihin Lanka had none of the three—yet had plenty of

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