INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Auditor General has reported that the operational expenditure of the Mattala International Airport in 2021 was twenty-one times higher
Airports and Aviation Services Sri Lanka Private Limited yesterday (Dec
24).Furthermore, the Auditor General has highlighted the operational performances of the international airports in Rathmalana, Jaffna and
74,397 million Japanese Yen on the 28th of March 2012 and 24th of March 2016.The funds were to be utilized for Phase II Stage 02 of
Bandaranaike International Airport Development Project, however, 82 per cent of the funding value was awarded with a huge delay on the 4th
taken to recover the outstanding debtor balance of Sri Lankan Airlines, amounting to Rs
trade debtors of the Airport and Aviation Services Limited.Furthermore, the Auditor General observed that the operating cost of the Mattala
International Airport in the year 2021 was Rs
for the year under review was Rs
4.44 billion and the Cumulative net loss after tax from year 2017 to 2021 stood at Rs
that the total cost of 247.7 million US dollars incurred for the construction of this airport was not effectively used.The Auditor General
further highlighted that the Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana had incurred a cumulative loss of Rs
1.693 billion from 2017 to 2021, including a loss of Rs
461.08 million for 2021.Meanwhile, the Jaffna International Airport, inaugurated in 2019, has incurred continuous losses for last 03
consecutive years, he added.The Jaffna Airport has earned no revenue in the year 2021 and incurred an expenditure of Rs
40.74 million.Reporting on the performance of the Batticaloa International Airport, the Auditor General stated that the Airport earned no
revenue for the four years since its inauguration, while Rs
74.64 million had been incurred as expenditure for last four years.
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