Mattala becoming hot spot for ship crew transfers

Colombo (News 1st);  The Mattala International Airport (MRIA) is fast becoming a hotspot for International Ship Crew Changes According to the official

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page of MRIA the Airport and Aviation Sri Lanka is geared to meet the need of connecting the Maritime and Aviation industries. Accordingly, another special charter flight, Boeing 737-800 will take flight from Brussels, Belgium to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) on 28th May to transfer 43 ship crew to a cruise ship anchored at Galle Harbor in Southern Sri Lanka. At the same time 35 ship crew are to depart on the return flight.