Sri Lanka's second international airport
The Sri Lankan government is to offer discount packages to the passengers who use the Mattala Airport once it is opened on the 18th.
We encourage passengers to go to Mattala, if they are flying abroad from Hambantota or Batticaloa.the offers would be given to airlines as well as to the passengers,Civil Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne said.
Flights that use the Mattala Airport would be provided with aviation fuel at a lower cost, he added.
The government also plans to send 60 percent of the export cargo from Mattala.The Minister pointed out that the concessions offered to international airlines to use the Mattala Airport would help them reduce ticket fares.