The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), during the fifth meeting of its 224th Session approved a proposal to designate 20 February of each year as the International Day for commemorating Air Crash Victims and their families.

In light of ICAO initaitive, CAASL has decided on establishing 20 February as the Day for commenorate Air Crash Victims and their families in Sri Lanka.

As initial step, this Authority wishes to gather the information on aircrash victims & their families to develop effective victim support framework in line with applicable ICAO standards and recommended practises.