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Second international airport in Mattala, Hambantota
Source : dailynews.lk
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
The Government plans to set up the second international airport at Mattala in the Hambantota District. “With the harbour and other developments, there is a valuable commercial hub shaping up in Hambantota and this was the reason for us to re-think about a second international airport in that area. For the development of the country, sea and air development concept should go together”, said Chairman, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited, Prasanna J. Wickramasuriya.
“We expect that the new airport would create a large number of job opportunities and the effectiveness of this new airport will benefit the whole country. We mainly expect that underprivileged districts such as Hambantota, Monaragala and Ratnapura too would develop with the new airport,” he said......................................
http://srilankatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2277&Itemid=52
Source : dailynews.lk
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
The Government plans to set up the second international airport at Mattala in the Hambantota District. “With the harbour and other developments, there is a valuable commercial hub shaping up in Hambantota and this was the reason for us to re-think about a second international airport in that area. For the development of the country, sea and air development concept should go together”, said Chairman, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited, Prasanna J. Wickramasuriya.
“We expect that the new airport would create a large number of job opportunities and the effectiveness of this new airport will benefit the whole country. We mainly expect that underprivileged districts such as Hambantota, Monaragala and Ratnapura too would develop with the new airport,” he said......................................
http://srilankatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2277&Itemid=52