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Air Arabia to fly to Mattala Int’l Airport
Air Arabia, United Arab Emirates national budget airlines announced
that it will fly to Sri Lanka's second international airport at Mattala.
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Air Arabia will add twice weekly non-stop services between Sharjah
and Mattala beginning with the inaugural flight on March 18. Flights
from Sharjah will depart from International Airport on Thursdays and
Sundays, the airline said.
From May 19, the budget airline will increase services to Mattala
four times a week to accommodate summer travel. The launch of services
to Mattala will complement Air Arabia's existing nine weekly flights
from Sharjah to Colombo. “Our new service to Mattala is in direct
response to passenger demand, and while contribute to the trade and
tourism ties between UAE and Sri Lanka,” Adel Ali, Group Chief Executive
Officer, Air Arabia, said in a statement. |