Cinnamon Air says reviewing Lake Gregory landing incident; no injuries

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Saffron Aviation Ltd, the operator of Cinnamon Air, yesterday said it has initiated an internal review into the landing incident involving one of its amphibian aircraft at Lake Gregory, Nuwara Eliya.

The company issued the following update:

Earlier Wednesday, a Cinnamon Air aircraft experienced an incident during landing on the waters of Lake Gregory. We wish to confirm that there were no passengers on board the aircraft at the time of the incident. All crew members are safe, and we can confirm there were no injuries or casualties.

Cinnamon Air is working closely with the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), which is currently conducting an on-site assessment. Having been in commercial operations since 2013 and having safely carried over 80,000 passengers, Cinnamon Air maintains safety as its highest priority and has also initiated an internal review of the incident.