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| Founded | 1947 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1979 | ||||||
| Hubs | Colombo–Ratmalana (1947-1967) Colombo–Bandaranaike (1967-1979) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 (1979) | ||||||
| Destinations | 24 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Colombo, Ceylon | ||||||
Air Ceylon was the former flag carrier airline of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The airline discontinued flights to Europe in early 1978 and finally ceased all local services on 31 August 1979, when it was replaced by Air Lanka. Air Lanka was later rebranded to SriLankan Airlines.[2]
- ^ Klee, Ulrich; Bucher (1978). JP Airline-Fleets International (78 ed.). Switzerland: Editions JP. ISBN 3857581123.
- ^ Flight International, 26 July 1980