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Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
Hubs | Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome (Colombo) | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 15 | ||||||
Headquarters | Airline Centre Bandaranaike International Airport Katunayake, Sri Lanka[1] | ||||||
Key people | Ajith N. Dias (Chairman) Suren Ratwatte (CEO) Rakhita Jayawardena (Director) Colonel Sunil Peiris (Executive Director - HR)[2] | ||||||
Website | www |
SriLankan Air Taxi was[3] the domestic branch of SriLankan Airlines. The airline flew to destinations across Sri Lanka[4] and had its hub at the waterdrome at Peliyagoda, on the Kelani River.
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Destinations
[edit]Sri Lankan AirTaxi served the following destinations:[5][6][7]
Hub | |
Future | |
Seasonal | |
Terminated route |
City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs |
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Ampara | ![]() |
AFK | - | Kondavattavana Tank | |
Arugam Bay | ![]() |
AYY | - | Arugam Bay Lagoon | |
Batticaloa | ![]() |
BTC | - | Lady Manning Drive | |
Bentota | ![]() |
BJT | - | Bentota River | |
Castlereagh | ![]() |
NUF | - | Castlereigh Reservoir | |
Colombo-Dandugama | ![]() |
DGM | - | Dandugama Water Aerodrome | |
Colombo-Peliyagoda | ![]() |
KEZ | - | Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome | |
Dambulla | ![]() |
DBU | - | Ibbankatuwa Tank | |
Dikwella | ![]() |
DIW | - | Mawella Lagoon | |
Hambantota | ![]() |
HBT | - | Bandagiriya Tank | |
Iranamadu | ![]() |
IRU | - | Iranamadu Waterdrome | |
Jaffna | ![]() |
- | - | Jaffna Waterdrome | |
Kalpitiya | ![]() |
- | - | Kalpitiya Waterdrome | |
Kandy-Polgolla | ![]() |
KDZ | - | Polgolla Reservoir | |
Kandy-Victoria | ![]() |
KDW | - | Victoria Reservoir | |
Koggala | ![]() |
KCT | - | Koggala Lagoon | |
Nuwara Eliya | ![]() |
NUA | - | Lake Gregory | |
Pasikudah | ![]() |
PQD | - | Naval substation | |
Tissamaharama | ![]() |
TTW | - | Tissa Tank | |
Trincomalee | ![]() |
THW | - | Trincomalee Harbour |
Fleet
[edit]SriLankan AirTaxi operated two aircraft that were capable of landing on water. Capacity was 15 passengers in each aircraft.[4]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
Notes |
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DHC-6-100 | 2 | 0 | 15 | Waterdrome operations |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Airline Membership". IATA. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27.
- ^ "Our Airline". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ "SriLankan Air Taxi on ch-aviation".
- ^ a b "SriLankan Air Taxi". SriLankan Airlines. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ UL air taxi routes
- ^ UL Taxi sxhedule
- ^ UL Taxi routes check-in