| Airline: | Cinnamon Air Sinhala; Sinhalese: සිනමන් එයාර් Tamil: சினமன் எயார் |
| Iata: | C7 |
| Icao: | CIN |
| Callsign: | CINNAMON |
| Hubs: | Bandaranaike International Airport |
| Fleet Size: | 3 |
| Destinations: | 10 |
| Parent: | John Keells Holdings (Saffron Aviation) |
| Founded: | 2012 |
| Commenced: | 2013 |
| Headquarters: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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.[1] The company slogan is Wings of Sri Lanka.
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.
| [H] | Primary hub | |
| [F] | Future destination | |
| [T] | Terminated destination |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batticaloa | BTC | VCCB | Batticaloa Airport | ||||
| Colombo | CMB | VCBI | Bandaranaike International Airport[H] | ||||
| Dickwella | DIW | align=center | - | Mawella Lagoon Airport | |||
| Hambantota | HRI | VCRI | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport | [2] | |||
| Kandy | KDZ | align=center | - | Polgolla Reservoir | |||
| Koggala | KCT | VCCK | Koggala Airport | ||||
| Sigiriya | GIU | VCCS | Sigiriya Airport | ||||
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Colombo) | align=center | - | align=center | - | Diyawanna Oya | ||
| Trincomalee | TRR | VCCT | China Bay Airport | ||||
| Bentota | BJT | align=center | - | Bentota River Airport | |||
Cinnamon Air has a codeshare agreement with SriLankan Airlines.
At the airline's beginning, there was a fleet of three: two Cessna 208 and one Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.[3]
| 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 |