Cinnamon Air

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Cinnamon Air

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.[2] The company slogan is Wings of Sri Lanka.

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Cinnamon Air
සිනමන් එයාර්
சினமன் எயார்
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IATA ICAO Call sign
C7 CIN CINNAMON
Founded2012
Commenced operations2013
HubsBandaranaike International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations10
Parent companyJohn Keells Holdings (Saffron Aviation)
HeadquartersColombo, Sri Lanka
Key peopleSean Dwight (Chief Executive Officer)[1]
Websitewww.cinnamonair.com
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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.[2]

Destinations

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Cinnamon Air Cessna 208 Caravan I on Polgolla Reservoir
[H]Primary hub
[F]Future destination
[T]Terminated destination

Codeshare agreements

Cinnamon Air has a codeshare agreement with SriLankan Airlines.

Fleet

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A Cinnamon Air Cessna 208 Caravan on Diyawanna Oya in Sri Lanka

At the airline's beginning, there was a fleet of three: two Cessna 208 and one Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.[4]

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Cinnamon Air fleet
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
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