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Daily Financial Times
Daily Financial Times
Chief organiser of historic first flight Upul Dharmadasa, the present Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka, recalls the effort in connection with the maiden flight as well as future prospects for MRIAThe first commercial flight to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport which was opened up for commercial operations exactly nine years ago on 18 March 2013, arrived from the USA with 108 passengers. The specialty about this flight was it carried Sri Lankan/American dual citizens from various parts of the USA including, professionals, businessmen and diplomats on board an A340-200…