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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hashan dis" data-source="post: 19295488" data-attributes="member: 124785">   Mattala back on the radar The government is planning to call for Expressions of Interest (EOI)  from foreign investors to run the commercial operations at the Mattala  Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA).Under this, a master developer  would be sought to hand over the commercial operations of the airport,  Airport and Aviation Services Ltd. Executive Director Johanne Jayaratne  told the Business Times on Friday. He noted that as part of the plan the government would call for EOI for the development of Mattala within two months. Proposed investors would be handling the commercial aspect of the  airport as in the running of the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)  operations, bringing in airlines and resort development as well. Moreover, the government plans to carry out a promotional programme to attract increased airlines to the destination. Currently, Mr. Jayaratne said FlyDubai has agreed to extend its  operations into winter as well and in addition Rotana Jet has also  resumed operations to the southern airport. In future, Air Arabia  which is currently in discussion with authorities is likely to resume  operations to Mattala in the summer of next year, he explained.He also  pointed out that they were currently offering incentives under a  financial model with discounts to attract airlines to fly into the  southern international airport.In addition, the state is looking at  ensuring that internal flights could also land and operate from this  destination in a bid to accommodate light aircraft. </blockquote>

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