25 August, 2020
State Minister of Aviation and Export Zone Development D V. Chanaka made an inspection tour of the Mattala International Airport today to speak with officials and to ascertain the requirements of the airport for it to be fully functioning.
He was told that during the last few weeks, many of the repatriation flights which were on mercy missions to bring back Sri Lankans landed in Mattala, where each passenger was PCR tested and sent for quarantine.
Director Shehan Sumanasekera at Mattala Rajapaksa Airport General Manager Upul Kalansuriya and others were present during the tour.