Mattala Airport operational and filled with tourists signing economic revival

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Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka have grown since the Covid restrictions and indicate possible revival in tourism industry.

Tourist numbers are becoming more and more steady and the airports are seen with arrivals on a daily basis.

The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Hambantota revealed growing numbers of tourists arriving in the island, in captions recently taken.

Commenting, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Ajith Nivard Cabraal stated that Sri Lanka should strive to reach at least 125,000 tourists a month, and expressed his pleasure to see the once defunct-airport operational.

MIAP

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