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A quaint article has been published yesterday (28) in the latest edition of the International Forbes Magazine which is an acclaimed magazine. It has been given the caption "The background story of the World's Emptiest Airport!" In this article provided by a tourist writer named Wade Shepherd he has made his comments about the surprising experiences after

He records that this airport is situated amidst a forest and that this airport where only one or two airplanes come is patronised by some people who come there only to  see its beautiful surroundings. He has also reported that this  beautiful airport with 12 entry points have been constructed in a land of 12,000 square feet and has been erected in such a manner that it could manouvre large jet planes. Though this airport has been constructed to provide service to a million passengers for an year,  at the time he went there he was surprised, he says to observe that he happened  to be the only passenger who was there on that occasion. He further states that the empty large corridors had been abandoned and that the announcing services provided for the passengers were inaudible and that not even a single taxi driver was in sight.

Whatever it is, he records that when he was present there, he was able to see 2 women security officers and some females engaged in cleaning activities. He adds that there was a small restaurant with just one solitary employee there with a souvenir gift shop that was open. When enquiring into the climbing and descending process of this airport he says in his article, that he was able to gather points that reflected the interest in the thirst for money that China has displayed to earn money through national politics, Geographically-centred politics and massive projects including wastage and corruption.

Photographs showing how Matttala has gone void as portrayed in that article, from below.

The reference for that article in full, from here