@Aviation_Voice An airport doesn’t fail because it’s empty — it fails because it was built without demand. Strategy matters more than infrastructure.
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Mattala To Become Hub For Emirates and Qatar Airlines? - howsrilanka.com
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“Sri Lanka is offering up its “ghost airport” as a hub for airlines like Emirates and Qatar Airways,”
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Sri Lanka Proposes "Ghost Airport" As Emirates & Qatar Airways Hub
With airlines like Emirates and Qatar Airways largely limited in terms of their operations, could they get creative and set up hubs abroad?
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මත්තල වෙත ගුවන් ගමන් ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමට විදෙස් සමාගම්වලින් ඉල්ලීම් ලැබී තිබෙනවා - සිවිල් ගුවන් සේවා අධිකාරිය
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"Iran requested permission for its ships to arrive, and at the same time, two US military aircraft sought clearance to land in #Mattala. We did not grant permission to either — that is what neutrality means” #SriLanka President #AnuraKumaraDissanayake in Parliament
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Mattala To Become Hub For Emirates and Qatar Airlines?
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Remains of the 84 🇮�� #Iranian sailors killed when #IRISDena was torpedoed will be repatriated today by way of a third party aircraft from the #Mattala Airport. According to State sources the process is coordinated through the Iranian Embassy in #Colombo. On 11 March, Galle Chief Magistrates ordered hospital authorities to release the remains to representatives of the Iranian mission.
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But #Mattala airport has been a burden on economy! What's ROI?
Is debt recovered?
Cargo volumes at Hambantota International Port have grown by 151% YoY, with throughput reaching 6,028,493 metric tons by September 2025 compared to 2,397,971 metric tons in the same period last year.
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