Mihin Lanka

Mihin Lanka
මිහින් ලංකා
மிஹின் லங்கா
IATA ICAO Call sign
MJ MLR MIHIN LANKA
Founded27 October 2006 (2006-10-27)
Commenced operations24 April 2007 (2007-04-24)
Ceased operations29 October 2016 (2016-10-29)
HubsBandaranaike International Airport
AllianceOneworld (affiliate; 2014—2016)
Parent companySriLankan Airlines
HeadquartersColombo 02, Sri Lanka
Key people
Revenue Rs 3.141 billion (2011)
Operating income Rs −863.959 million (2011)
Net income Rs −940.489 million (2011)
Total assets Rs 1.218 billion (2011)
Total equity Rs 5.032 billion (2011)
Employees 853 (2011)

Mihin Lanka was a low-fare leisure airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was owned by the Sri Lankan government. The airline operated scheduled flights from its hub at Bandaranaike International Airport to a number of cities in the Indian subcontinent, the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Africa. It code-shared with its partner SriLankan Airlines on several routes, as part of a consolidation exercise between the two airlines.

The airline was plagued by financial losses, debt, waste, and corruption since its inception in 2007. In order to reduce losses and increase productivity, the government approved the merger of Mihin Lanka with SriLankan Airlines by the end of 2016.

Mihin Lanka ceased operations in October 2016 when SriLankan Airlines resumed its schedule on routes formerly operated by Mihin Lanka and took over the additional destinations.