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    Kumar Sangakkara alleges discriminatory treatment by Ryanair staff at Dublin Airport

    Iqra Aziz•October 29, 2026• 2 min read
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    Kumar Sangakkara alleges discriminatory treatment by Ryanair staff at Dublin Airport
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    “Kumar Sangakkara said that he was disappointed by the conduct of the airline’s gate staff while travelling with his family(Dunya News) – Former Sri Lanka captai…”

    The 48-year-old former cricketer shared his experience on X, saying he was disappointed by the conduct of the airline’s gate staff while travelling with his family. Has anyone experienced discriminatory gate personnel @Ryanair in Dublin ?

    I with my family just did and it was shocking. The tone of address and the mishandling of procedure and threatening behavior. Unacceptable for any passenger.

    First bad experience in Dublin— Kumar Sangakkara (@Kumar. Sanga2)October 28, 2026According to Sangakkara, the staff’s manner of communication, procedural irregularities and threatening behaviour were unacceptable towards any passenger. He described the incident as his first unpleasant experience in Dublin but did not provide further details about what had happened.

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    Sri Lankan citizen Sanjeeva Weerawarna also responded to Sangakkara’s post, sharing his own alleged experiences of discrimination while travelling and living abroad. He said he had encountered such behaviour during his extended stays and travels in Western countries.

    Responding to Weerawarna, Sangakkara said that personally experiencing such incidents was deeply distressing. Sangakkara represented Sri Lanka in 134 Test matches, 404 One-Day Internationals and 56 Twenty20 Internationals during his international cricket career.

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