He has said that a domestic airport would be established in Puttalam and six other domestic airports are to be developed in other parts of the country. The number will be increased to 30 in the future.
The Minister has said that domestic air services to the Puttalam area would be developed when Puttalam is declared as a tourist zone.
Jayaratne has made these observations at a discussion at the Puttalam District Secretariat.
The Ministry is taking measures to introduce seaplane services to Puttalam and the first seaplane is to land in the Puttalam Lagoon in February 2011.
Meanwhile, the air taxi service operated by the national carrier SriLankan Airlines is to commence domestic operations in January 2011 targeting the winter season tourists.
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