Oct 02, Colombo: SriLankan Airlines today celebrated the strong tradition of honesty among its employees, by recognizing 18 staff members who found and returned many valuable items and large amounts of money which passengers had left behind on board aircraft.

The National Carrier recently paid tribute to staff of the Security Department and Aircraft Interior Servicing Department for their professionalism.

Foremost among them was Senior Security Assistant W.A. Shelton who won the admiration and cheers of the entire airline when he found and returned more than Rs. 650,000 in foreign currency and travellers cheques left behind by a Sri Lankan passenger from the UK who was visiting Sri Lanka with her family.

Also honoured were 17 men and women who while cleaning various aircraft discovered and returned numerous mobile phones, cameras, purses, video games, watches, spectacles, MP3 players, and handycams.