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Airline Representatives Visited Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA)

June 06, 2020

With the renewed aspirations for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) to 'Be an Exotic Tourism Based Destination' which is a concept by Mr. Shehan Sumanasekara, Director AASL and on his invitation, a delegation representing airlines had an official visit to MRIA on 3rd June 2020. 


The main objective of this familiarization tour was to raise awareness of the airline operators on the strategic marketing opportunities at MRIA and to explore the possibilities of commencing new airline routes from MRIA to key Asian and European travel destinations. 


Under the development plan of the present government, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited is taking strategic steps to re-commence international flight operations from MRIA offering attractive incentives to airlines.