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. 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.
Destinations [H]Primary hub[F]Future destination[T] Terminated destination
CityCountryIATAICAOAirportRefsBatticaloaBTCVCCBBatticaloa AirportColomboCMBVCBIBandaranaike International Airport[H]DickwellaDIW-Mawella Lagoon AirportHambantotaHRIVCRIMattala Rajapaksa International Airport"Cinnamon Air to operate Mattala flights" . Aviation Voice. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.HattonNUF-Castlereigh Water AirportJaffnaJAFVCCJJaffna International AirportKandyKDZ-Polgolla ReservoirKoggalaKCTVCCKKoggala AirportNuwara EliyaNUA-Lake Gregory WaterdromeSigiriyaGIUVCCSSigiriya AirportSri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Colombo)DWO-Diyawanna OyaTrincomaleeTRRVCCTChina Bay AirportBentotaBJT-Bentota River Airport
Codeshare agreements Cinnamon Air has a codeshare agreement with SriLankan Airlines.
Fleet
The three aircraft below have been in service with the airline since 2012. +Cinnamon Air fleetAircraftTotalOrdersPassengers(economy)NotesCessna 2082 -8Waterdrome operations Supervan 900 - Honeywell TPE331-12JR engine, installed by Texas Turbine Conversions, Inc.Cessna 208B Grand Caravan1 -8Inland operations Supervan 900 - Honeywell TPE331-12JR engine, installed by Texas Turbine Conversions, Inc.Total3-
Accidents and incidents On 7 January 2026, 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.
See also SriLankan AirTaxi Helitours Bandaranaike International Airport List of airlines of Sri Lanka
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