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| Founded | 2012 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2013 | ||||||
| Hubs | Bandaranaike International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Parent company | John Keells Holdings(Saffron Aviation) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Colombo,Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Key people | Sean Dwight (Chief Executive Officer)[1] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Saffron Aviation,DBACinnamon Air is a Sri Lankan domestic airline, operating from a dedicated terminal at theBandaranaike International Airport,Colombo to destinations aroundSri Lanka. It commenced its daily scheduled operation in July 2013. Cinnamon Air’s fleet consists of two Cessna 208 Amphibian aircraft and one wheeledCessna 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.[2] The company slogan isWings of Sri Lanka.
All Cinnamon Air scheduled flights operate in code share withSriLankan 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.[2]
| [H] | Primary hub |
| [F] | Future destination |
| [T] | Terminated destination |
Cinnamon Air has acodeshare agreement withSriLankan Airlines.
At the airline's beginning, there was a fleet of three aircraft: twoCessna 208 and oneCessna 208B Grand Caravan.[4]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (economy) | Notes |
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| Cessna 208 | 2 | - | 8 |
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| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 1 | - | 8 |
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| Total | 3 | - |
