Helitours
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Helitours is a domestic airline in Sri Lanka
operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force with aircraft not required for operational use.
also. In 1973 a Convair 440 was purchased second hand from Eastern Airlines, to boost Helitours operations between Ceylon and the Maldives. In early 1980s it operations slowed down and stooped due to operational requirements of the grew due to the start of the civil war. However in 2009 the air force restarted Helitours operations with the end of the civil war. During the civil war days the air force provided civilians transport to Jaffna
, this was not considered as Helitours operations.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force with aircraft not required for operational use.
History
The service started in 1972 as an idea of Air Martial Mendis to cater to the tourist. By the end of 1972 Helitours was flying to MaleMale
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
also. In 1973 a Convair 440 was purchased second hand from Eastern Airlines, to boost Helitours operations between Ceylon and the Maldives. In early 1980s it operations slowed down and stooped due to operational requirements of the grew due to the start of the civil war. However in 2009 the air force restarted Helitours operations with the end of the civil war. During the civil war days the air force provided civilians transport to Jaffna
Jaffna
Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
, this was not considered as Helitours operations.
Destinations
- ColomboColomboColombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
- JaffnaJaffnaJaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
- TrincomaleeTrincomaleeTrincomalee is a port city in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka and lies on the east coast of the island, about 113 miles south of Jaffna. It has a population of approximately 100,000 . The city is built on a peninsula, which divides the inner and outer harbours. Overlooking the Kottiyar Bay,...
- SLAF Batticaloa
- SLAF Anuradhapura
- Amparai AirportAmparai AirportSLAF Ampara is a Sri Lanka Air Force base located near the town of Ampara in Sri Lanka. The airfield is used by both military and civil aircraft. Located at the base is the Regimental Training Centre of the Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment....
- MaleMaleMale refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
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