date:Aug 31, 2020
The new government of Sri Lanka intends to convert Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) from one of the worlds emptiest international airports to an most active airport in South Asia. This was said in a statement from State Minister of Aviation and Export Zones Development, D.V. Chanaka, after concluding an inspection tour of the airport.
Chanaka added that the MRIA was cold-shouldered by the previous government and at one stage was used to store paddy, which resulted in airport autho