{"id":1692,"date":"2026-05-23T18:30:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T18:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T18:31:27","slug":"strong-potential-to-transform-mattala-airport-into-regional-aviation-hub-janitha-ruwan-kodithuwakku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/2026\/05\/23\/strong-potential-to-transform-mattala-airport-into-regional-aviation-hub-janitha-ruwan-kodithuwakku\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Potential to Transform Mattala Airport into Regional Aviation Hub \u2013 Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku stated that Sri Lanka\u2019s strategic geographical location creates significant potential to transform Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport into a regional aviation hub.<\/p>\n<p>He made these remarks while addressing a pre-proposal meeting held at the airport premises regarding expressions of interest invited for investment opportunities linked to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Minister further stated that the government plans to develop the airport in a manner that is more suitable and attractive for the aviation industry.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the new government has taken steps to address challenges that existed in the past, improve surrounding infrastructure, strengthen security measures, and create an investment-friendly environment. As a result, there has been considerable interest and positive responses from investors this time.<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasized that a modern airport is no longer limited to passenger transportation alone, but has evolved into a key center for investments, job creation, and regional economic development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku stated that Sri Lanka\u2019s strategic geographical location creates significant potential to transform Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport into a regional aviation hub. He made these remarks while addressing a pre-proposal meeting held at the airport premises regarding expressions of interest invited for investment opportunities linked to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. The Deputy &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1694,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1692\/revisions\/1694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamilmail.lk\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}