Sri Lanka on Thursday resumed international flight services from the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport located in the southern district of Hambantota with nearly 400 Russian tourists arriving in the island nation still grappling with the financial crisis.

Mattala- dubbed as the world’s emptiest airport began its international services in 2013 but stopped five years later in 2018 due to low demand. There have been no flights to Mattala since February this year.

The inaugural charter flight that will operate twice weekly between Moscow and Mattala arrived at Mattala with 398 Russian tourists on Thursday morning.

Source News 18

BDST: 2150 HRS, Dec 29, 2022
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