SriLankan AirTaxi

SriLankan AirTaxi
IATA ICAO Call sign
U9 - AIR TAXI
Founded2010
Ceased operations
2013
HubsKelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome (Colombo)
Fleet size2
Destinations15
HeadquartersAirline Centre
Bandaranaike International Airport
Katunayake, Sri Lanka[1]
Key peopleAjith N. Dias (Chairman)
Suren Ratwatte (CEO)
Rakhita Jayawardena (Director)
Colonel Sunil Peiris (Executive Director - HR)[2]
Websitewww.srilankan.com

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. Their De Havilland Canada Twin Otter aircraft were leased from Kenn Borek Air at a high price due to high demand for the aircraft worldwide, and in the 28 months of its existence the enterprise had not made a profit. Additionally, their scheduled flights were not timed to coincide with international arrival and departure flights. SriLankan Airlines engaged Cinnamon Air to provide these domestic services after shutting down SriLankan Air Taxi.[5]

A DHC-6-100 floatplane at Ibbankatuwa Tank, Dambulla

Destinations

Sri Lankan AirTaxi served the following destinations:[6][7][8]

Hub
Future
Seasonal
Terminated route
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Refs
AmparaSri LankaAFK-Kondavattavana Tank
Arugam BaySri LankaAYY-Arugam Bay Lagoon
BatticaloaSri LankaBTC-Lady Manning Drive
BentotaSri LankaBJT-Bentota River
CastlereaghSri LankaNUF-Castlereigh Reservoir
Colombo-DandugamaSri LankaDGM-Dandugama Water Aerodrome
Colombo-PeliyagodaSri LankaKEZ-Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome
DambullaSri LankaDBU-Ibbankatuwa Tank
DikwellaSri LankaDIW-Mawella Lagoon
HambantotaSri LankaHBT-Bandagiriya Tank
IranamaduSri LankaIRU-Iranamadu Waterdrome
JaffnaSri Lanka--Jaffna Waterdrome
KalpitiyaSri Lanka--Kalpitiya Waterdrome
Kandy-PolgollaSri LankaKDZ-Polgolla Reservoir
Kandy-VictoriaSri LankaKDW-Victoria Reservoir
KoggalaSri LankaKCT-Koggala Lagoon
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaNUA-Lake Gregory
PasikudahSri LankaPQD-Naval substation
TissamaharamaSri LankaTTW-Tissa Tank
TrincomaleeSri LankaTHW-Trincomalee Harbour

Fleet

SriLankan AirTaxi operated two aircraft that were capable of landing on water. Capacity was 15 passengers in each aircraft.[4]

SriLankan AirTaxi fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(Economy)		 Notes
DHC-6-100 2 0 15 Waterdrome operations
Total 2 0

References

  1. ↑ "Airline Membership". IATA. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Our Airline". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. ↑ "SriLankan Air Taxi on ch-aviation".
  4. 1 2 "SriLankan Air Taxi". SriLankan Airlines. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "SriLankan air taxi grounded as a loss, flies anew with Cinnamon Air | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2026-05-14.
  6. ↑ UL air taxi routes
  7. ↑ UL Taxi sxhedule
  8. ↑ UL Taxi routes check-in
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