Air Ceylon
Hawker Siddeley HS-121 of Air Ceylon | |||||||
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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, which rebranded to SriLankan Airlines in 1998.