{"id":1275,"date":"2012-12-21T14:38:13","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T14:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelcenteruk.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2019-09-30T11:45:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T10:45:11","slug":"sri-lanka-to-launch-a-domestic-carrier-in-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/sri-lanka-to-launch-a-domestic-carrier-in-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka To Launch A Domestic Carrier in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/top-5-must-try-eats-in-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sri Lanka<\/a><\/strong><\/span> will be launching the first and only scheduled domestic air taxi service by early March 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2018Cinnamon Air\u2019 domestic carrier is owned and operated by Saffron Aviation Private Limited (joint venture between John Kheells Holdings PLC, MMBL Leisure Holdings and Phoenix Ventures Limited).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The fleet of \u2018Cinnamon Air\u2019 includes two Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibian aircraft (seating capacity for 9 passengers) and one Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft (seating capacity for 12 passengers).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Operating from the Bandaranayke International Airport (BIA), the airline will operate daily to prominent holiday locations island-wide. South West Coast, East Coast, Kandy, Cultural Triangle, Hambantota and Yala are key coastal and inland destinations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><a title=\"Cheap Flights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelcenteruk.co.uk\">Cheap Flights<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Lanka will be launching the first and only scheduled domestic air taxi service by early March 2013. \u2018Cinnamon Air\u2019 domestic carrier is owned and operated by Saffron Aviation Private Limited (joint venture between John Kheells Holdings PLC, MMBL Leisure Holdings and Phoenix Ventures Limited). 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