Sri Lanka to slash airline charges to help boost tourism

In this May 10, 2019 file photo, a boy walks on a beach in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's government says it will decrease ground handling charges for airlines and slash aviation fuel and embarkation taxes to help the country's vital tourism industry recover after the Easter attacks that killed more than 250 people. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this May 10, 2019, file photo, lounge chairs lie on a deserted beach in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's government says it will decrease ground handling charges for airlines and slash aviation fuel and embarkation taxes to help the country's vital tourism industry recover after the Easter attacks that killed more than 250 people. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) The Associated Press