Private company

Cinnamon Air

Logo: Cinnamon Air, PD, via Wikipedia³

Airline of Sri Lanka

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2012Founded¹

HeadquartersColombo¹
Websitewww.cinnamonair.com

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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.²

Products and brands

Destinations

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cinnamon Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Controversies and legal

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.