Английская Википедия:Cinnamon Air
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Saffron Aviation, DBA Cinnamon Air is a Sri Lankan domestic airline, operating from a dedicated terminal at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo to destinations around Sri Lanka. It commenced its daily scheduled operation in July 2013. Cinnamon Air’s fleet consists of two Cessna 208 Amphibian aircraft and one wheeled Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. Saffron Aviation (Pvt) Ltd. which manages Cinnamon Air is a joint venture between John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), MMBL Leisure Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., and Phoenix Ventures Limited.[1] The company slogan is Wings of Sri Lanka.
Overview
All Cinnamon Air scheduled flights operate in code share with Sri Lankan Airlines. To further its relationship with the national carrier, one of Cinnamon Air's Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibians sports a SriLankan AirTaxi livery.
Cinnamon Air, owned and operated by Saffron Aviation (Pvt) Limited, is a joint venture between Sri Lanka's largest listed conglomerate, John Keells Holdings, MMBL Leisure Holdings (a part of the Mercantile Merchant Bank Group) and Phoenix Ventures (parent of the Brandix Group, Sri Lanka's largest garment manufacturer). The airline is based out of Katunayake where it operates a dedicated domestic terminal (within the precincts of the BIA) and also has its own purpose-built hangar and maintenance facilities.[1]
Destinations
| [H] | Primary hub |
| [F] | Future destination |
| [T] | Terminated destination |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batticaloa | Шаблон:SRI | BTC | VCCB | Batticaloa Airport | |
| Colombo | Шаблон:SRI | CMB | VCBI | Bandaranaike International Airport[H] | |
| Dickwella | Шаблон:SRI | DIW | - | Mawella Lagoon Airport | |
| Hambantota | Шаблон:SRI | HRI | VCRI | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport | [2] |
| Kandy | Шаблон:SRI | KDZ | - | Polgolla Reservoir | |
| Koggala | Шаблон:SRI | KCT | VCCK | Koggala Airport | |
| Sigiriya | Шаблон:SRI | GIU | VCCS | Sigiriya Airport | |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Colombo) | Шаблон:SRI | - | - | Diyawanna Oya | |
| Trincomalee | Шаблон:SRI | TRR | VCCT | China Bay Airport | |
| Bentota | Шаблон:SRI | BJT | - | Bentota River Airport |
Cinnamon Air has a codeshare agreement with SriLankan Airlines.
Fleet
At the airline's beginning, there was a fleet of three: two Cessna 208 and one Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.[3]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (economy) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 208 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Waterdrome operations |
| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 1 | 0 | 8 | Inland operations |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
See also
- SriLankan AirTaxi
- Helitours Skylark Helicopters
- Bandaranaike International Airport
- List of airlines of Sri Lanka
References
Шаблон:John Keells Holdings Шаблон:Airlines of Sri Lanka
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "Cinnamon Air to operate Mattala flights" Шаблон:Webarchive. Aviation Voice. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
