The Sri Lankan government announced at the end of June that it is looking for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from investors who would like to take over commercial operations at Mattala Rajapaksa ...

Sri Lanka’s proposed deal with India over the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport will “unnecessarily” embroil the island national in India-China “regional power games”, former President Mahinda ...

The second international airport in Mattala is both a challenge as well as an opportunity to strengthen the commercial aviation skies of Sri Lanka. From the inception, to speed up the progress of ...

India has agreed to form a joint venture with Sri Lanka to operate the country's loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota, their Civil Aviation Minister has told Parliament.

Colombo: Sri Lanka's second international airport, a pet project of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his hometown built at a cost of USD 210 million, could be used as a temporary paddy storage ...

Colombo [Sri Lankan], April 26 (ANI): The Sri Lankan cabinet on Friday gave a green light to the proposal to hand over the management of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport to a selected private ...

Colombo, Dec 29 (PTI) Sri Lanka on Thursday resumed international flight services from the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport located in the southern district of Hambantota with nearly 400 ...

COLOMBO, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is rolling out a joint marketing and operations plan to attract airlines to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport and position it as a tourism gateway, local ...

Colombo: In a major geopolitical victory, Sri Lanka will hand over the Mattala International Airport in Hambantota to a joint India-Russia venture “during the next few weeks” to run. Minister of ...

The Sri Lankan cabinet on Friday gave a green light to the proposal to hand over the management of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport to a selected private sector company which has submitted ...

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It has a long runways built to accommodate the world’s largest passenger jets, fully staffed check-in desks, a working cafeteria and souvenir shop, and a stunning entrance hall ready to welcome ...