Air Arabia becomes the first international carrier to operate flights to Mattala, Sri Lanka

Air Arabia has celebrated its maiden flight to Mattala in Sri Lanka.

The flight was marked by an official Air Arabia delegation and was welcomed by high-level dignitaries including His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

“Since inception about a decade ago, Air Arabia has prided itself on being an airline of firsts. Today, we are extremely delighted to become the first international carrier to arrive in Mattala, further reinforcing our commitment to expand our presence in Sri Lanka,” said, Adel Ali, Group chief executive officer, Air Arabia.

“We target through our new regular service to develop the tourism traffic between Mattala, the UAE and the wider region. We are confident that the launch of Mattala will bring great benefits to the tourism ties between the UAE and Sri Lanka, and will support Air Arabia’s rapidly expanding network in the Indian Subcontinent.”

Aimed at meeting the increasing travel demands between the two countries, the launch of Mattala marks Air Arabia’s second route in Sri Lanka after Colombo, which is currently being operated seven times a week.