Cinnamon Air

Cinnamon Air
සිනමන් එයාර්
சினமன் எயார்
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

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 amphibious 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.

Overview

All Cinnamon Air scheduled flights operate in code share with SriLankan 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 (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

[H] Primary hub
[F] Future destination
[T] Terminated destination
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
Batticaloa  Sri Lanka BTC VCCB Batticaloa Airport
Colombo  Sri Lanka CMB VCBI Bandaranaike International Airport[H]
Dickwella  Sri Lanka DIW - Mawella Lagoon Airport
Hambantota  Sri Lanka HRI VCRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport [3]
Hatton  Sri Lanka NUF - Castlereigh Water Airport
Jaffna  Sri Lanka JAF VCCJ Jaffna International Airport
Kandy  Sri Lanka KDZ - Polgolla Reservoir
Koggala  Sri Lanka KCT VCCK Koggala Airport
Nuwara Eliya  Sri Lanka NUA - Lake Gregory Waterdrome
Sigiriya  Sri Lanka GIU VCCS Sigiriya Airport
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Colombo)  Sri Lanka DWO - Diyawanna Oya
Trincomalee  Sri Lanka TRR VCCT China Bay Airport
Bentota  Sri Lanka BJT - Bentota River Airport

Codeshare agreements

Cinnamon Air has a codeshare agreement with SriLankan Airlines.

Fleet

Cinnamon Air Cessna 208 on Diyawanna Oya, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

The three aircraft below have been in service with the airline since 2012.[4]

Cinnamon Air fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(economy) 		Notes
Cessna 208 2 - 8
  • Waterdrome operations
  • Supervan 900 - Honeywell TPE331-12JR engine, installed by Texas Turbine Conversions, Inc.
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 1 - 8
  • Inland operations
  • Supervan 900 - Honeywell TPE331-12JR engine, installed by Texas Turbine Conversions, Inc.
Total 3 -

Accidents and incidents

On 7 January 2025, a Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibian aircraft, registered 4R-CAE and operated by Cinnamon Air, plunged into Lake Gregory in Nuwara Eliya while attempting to land at the nearby Lake Gregory Waterdrome. No passengers were on board and the two pilots were injured but rescued safely.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cinnamon Air uplifts 10,000 passengers for financial year 2017/2018". Daily FT. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Domestic Airlines Sri Lanka | About Cinnamon Air". Cinnamon Air. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Cinnamon Air to operate Mattala flights" Archived 24 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Aviation Voice. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. ^ LBO (2 August 2012). "Sri Lanka's John Keells, Phoenix Ventures floats local air taxi service". Lanka Business Online. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Seaplane plunges into Gregory Lake in Nuwara Eliya". Ada Derana. 7 January 2026. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Seaplane crash in Nuwara Eliya: Statement from CAASL". Newswire. 7 January 2026. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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