SriLankan Air Taxi launches daily flights to Kandy

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Travel time between Colombo and Kandy has been reduced to just 30 minutes with the launch of SriLankan Air Taxi’s daily scheduled service to the hill capital.

SriLankan’s Head of Worldwide Sales Mohamed Fazeel said: “SriLankan Air Taxi is transforming travel between cities and towns throughout Sri Lanka for both foreign and local travelers. Air Taxi is a fast, safe and comfortable way to get to wherever you want in the island, and avoid road traffic. Along the way, you get to see some amazing views of our nation’s landscape that you wouldn’t get from a road vehicle or a jet aircraft.”

Flights leave Colombo at 9 a.m. and touch down at Polgolla at 9.30 a.m. in contrast to battling traffic on a three-hour road trip. The return flight leaves Kandy at 10 a.m. and touches down in Colombo at 10.30 a.m. All this for an amazing Rs. 4,900 one-way fare and Rs. 9,800 return fare.

Flights from Colombo operate at present from the Kelani River, but are to be shifted to the Beira Lake very soon, to provide passengers with an even greater level of convenience by cutting down on road travel to and from the aircraft.

SriLankan Air Taxi operates two De Havilland Twin Otter aircraft which each have seating for over 15 passengers. An added advantage is that it’s perfectly safe since it’s a twin-engined aircraft, coupled with SriLankan Airlines’ perfect safety record in 32 years of operations around the globe.

Air Taxi now operates to nearly a dozen water-dromes around the country using lakes, rivers and lagoons - Colombo, Kandy (Polgolla & Victoria), Bentota, Hambantota, Ampara, Koggala, Nuwara Eliya, Castlereagh and Tangalle. More locations are being added every month.

The floatplanes are also available for charters, scenic flights from several locations around the island, and daily scheduled services to Kandy, Bentota, Koggala, Dikwella and Nuwara Eliya.