{{Short description|Sri Lankan low-fare airline}} {{Infobox airline | airline = Mihin Lanka<br />{{lang|si|මිහින් ලංකා}}<br />{{lang|ta|மிஹின் லங்கா}} | image = Mihin Lanka logo.svg | image_size = 250px | alt = | IATA = MJ | ICAO = MLR | callsign = MIHIN LANKA | founded = {{start date|2006|10|27|df=y}} | commenced = {{start date|2007|04|24|df=y}} | ceased = {{end date|2016|10|29|df=y}} | aoc = | bases = | hubs = Bandaranaike International Airport | secondary_hubs = | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | lounge = | alliance = Oneworld <small>(affiliate; 2014—2016)</small> | subsidiaries = | fleet_size = | destinations = | parent = SriLankan Airlines | equity = {{decrease}} Rs 5.032 billion <small>(2011)</small><ref name="MihinLanka2011" /> | assets = {{increase}} Rs 1.218 billion <small>(2011)</small><ref name="MihinLanka2011" /> | num_employees = {{increase}} 853 <small>(2011)</small><ref name="MihinLanka2011" /> | headquarters = Colombo 02, Sri Lanka | key_people = <div> *Ajith Nissanka Dias <small>(Chairman)</small> *Suren Ratwatte <small>(CEO)</small></div> | revenue = {{increase}} Rs 3.141 billion <small>(2011)</small><ref name="MihinLanka2011">{{Cite web|url = https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/documents/paperspresented/annual_report_mihin_lanka_private_limited_2011.pdf|title = Melstacorp Annual Report 2019/20 |date= 31 March 2012|website=Parliament of Sri Lanka |publisher = Mihin Lanka |access-date= 14 December 2020 }}</ref> | operating_income = {{increase}} Rs {{color|red|−863.959}} million <small>(2011)</small><ref name="MihinLanka2011" /> | net_income = {{increase}} Rs {{color|red|−940.489}} million <small>(2011)</small><ref name="MihinLanka2011" /> | website = }}
'''Mihin Lanka''' was a low-fare leisure airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was owned by the Sri Lankan government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airlineindustryreview.com/optimizing-mihin-lanka/|title=Optimizing Mihin Lanka|date=13 May 2010|publisher=Airline Industry Review|accessdate=9 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120717210911/http://www.airlineindustryreview.com/optimizing-mihin-lanka/|archivedate=17 July 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Corrupt officials, politicians exposed (COPE) but committee lacks power: DEW|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/111204/News/nws_12.html|newspaper=Sunday Times |location=Sri Lanka |date=4 December 2011}}</ref> In order to reduce losses and increase productivity, the government approved the merger of Mihin Lanka with SriLankan Airlines by the end of 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.colombopage.com/archive_15A/Jan29_1422552152CH.php|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150131062306/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_15A/Jan29_1422552152CH.php|url-status = usurped|archive-date = 31 January 2015|title = Sri Lankan government to merge SriLankan and Mihin to cut losses, increase productivity|date =29 January 2015 |publisher =ColomboPage}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/07/22/business/88251|title = Mihin Lanka to wind up this year, increase productivity|date =22 July 2016 |newspaper=Daily News|location=Sri Lanka |author=Shirajiv Sirimane}}</ref>
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.
== History == Mihin Lanka was incorporated on 27 October 2006.<ref name="SL161207">{{cite news|title=Trainee foreign pilots fly Mihin|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20071216/spotlight.htm|newspaper=The Sunday Leader|date=16 December 2007|author=Dilrukshi Handunnetti|author2=Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema|author3=Arthur Wamanan}}</ref> Its three directors were Sajin Vass Gunawardena (CEO), Gotabhaya Rajapaksa (Chairman, brother of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa) and Roshan Goonatilake (Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force).<ref name="SL161207" /> The airline is believed to have been named after Mahinda Rajapaksa, the former President of Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/06/bus15.asp |title=Mihin to launch domestic flights |newspaper=Daily News |location=Sri Lanka |date=6 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120204953/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/06/bus15.asp |archivedate=20 November 2010 }}</ref><ref name="interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.lakbimanews.lk/archvi/lakbimanews_10_02_14/feb/feb9.htm|title=People's perception of Mihin has changed- CEO|publisher=Lakbimanews|author=Sulochana Ramiah Mohan|date=14 February 2010|accessdate=9 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120041757/http://www.lakbimanews.lk/archvi/lakbimanews_10_02_14/feb/feb9.htm|archivedate=20 November 2010}}</ref> It was launched without the approval of the Cabinet or the Civil Aviation Authority and its three aircraft were leased without a tender process.<ref name="SL161207" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Kirinde|first=Chandani|title=Mihin Lanka gets tender blow with mammoty|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/090208/News/sundaytimesnews_04.html|newspaper=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=8 February 2009}}</ref>
Mihin began to operate on 24 April 2007 with two wet leased Airbus A320 aircraft.<ref name="launch">[http://www.ameinfo.com/117312.html Mihin Lanka to Dubai] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920040848/http://www.ameinfo.com/117312.html |date=20 September 2007 }} AME Info, 21 April 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/03/15/news03.asp|title=Mihin Lanka's first Airbus arrives at BIA|date=17 March 2007|accessdate=9 November 2010|newspaper=Daily News|location=Sri Lanka|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120233036/http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/03/15/news03.asp|archivedate=20 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="FG090708">{{cite web|last=Francis|first=Leithen|title=Sri Lanka's grounded Mihin Lanka still seeking A320s|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sri-lankas-grounded-mihin-lanka-still-seeking-a320s-225158/|publisher=Flightglobal.com|date=9 July 2008}}</ref> Initially, Mihin connected Colombo with Tiruchirappalli, Thiruvananthapuram, Gaya, Bangkok, Singapore, and Malé and Gan in the Maldives.<ref name="launch" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/10/15/bus11.asp|title=Mihin Lanka consolidates in Singapore|date=15 October 2007|newspaper=Daily News|location=Sri Lanka|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123190750/http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/10/15/bus11.asp|archivedate=23 November 2010}}</ref>
In December 2007 Mihin was forced to ground the A320 serving India after the aircraft's Bulgarian owners BH Air had instructed its pilots not to fly the aircraft as Mihin had not settled its lease payments.<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=SriLankan Airlines|url=http://www.lankastandard.com/vault/4044-2/|work=Lanka Standard|date=3 October 2011}}</ref> In the same month, SriLankan Airlines withdrew its ground handling facilities for non-payment, forcing Mihin to manually push back its aircraft before takeoff and use its own staff to handle the check-in counters.<ref name="LS" /> In February 2008 Mihin lost one of its aircraft, an A321, after its Turkish owners, Best Air, took it back for non-payment of lease.<ref name="FG090708" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Francis|first=Leithen|title=Mihin Lanka closes |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mihin-lanka-closes-223580/|publisher=Flightglobal.com|date=12 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mihin loses A-321 due to default|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20080224/news.htm|newspaper=The Sunday Leader|date=24 February 2008|access-date=4 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302141004/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20080224/news.htm|archive-date=2 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2008 it lost its other aircraft after its Bulgarian owners took it back for non-payment of lease.<ref name="FG090708" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Samarasinghe|first=Sonali|title=Govt. and directors caught in legal net as Mihin Lanka crashes|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20080316/issues-1.htm|newspaper=The Sunday Leader|date=16 March 2008}}</ref> Having lost both its aircraft the company was forced to suspend all operations in April 2008.<ref name="FG090708" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Abeywardena|first=Rohan|title=Mihin staff 'grounded' without pay|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/080706/News/timesnews0017.html|newspaper=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=6 July 2008}}</ref> In April 2008 it was announced that Gunawardena would resign as CEO but remain on the board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Captain Jumps first from the sinking ship, Mihin Air CEO resigns|url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_08/April19143257JR.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421051309/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_08/April19143257JR.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 April 2008|newspaper=Colombo Page|date=19 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ionides|first=Nicholas|title=SriLankan CEO expects no strategy shift following withdrawal of Emirates|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/srilankan-ceo-expects-no-strategy-shift-following-withdrawal-of-emirates-224694/|publisher=Flightglobal.com|date=17 June 2008}}</ref> Gunawardena didn't resign but in June 2008 he was dismissed and replaced by Anura Bandara.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abeywardena|first=Rohan|title=Mihin Air's controversial CEO removed|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/080608/News/news0013.html|newspaper=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=8 June 2008}}</ref> Gunawardena went on to become a Member of Parliament for President Rajapaksa's party.
Later in 2008 Mihin leased a 19-year-old A320.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jayasundera|first=Ranjith|title=Continuing saga of Mihin|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20080615/spotlight-1.htm|newspaper=The Sunday Leader|date=15 June 2008|access-date=4 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605003438/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20080615/spotlight-1.htm|archive-date=5 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kapila Chandrasena replaced Anura Bandara as CEO in November 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jayasundera|first=Ranjith|title=Mihin again losing millions per day|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20090118/spotlight.htm|newspaper=The Sunday Leader|date=18 January 2009|access-date=4 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201145/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20090118/spotlight.htm|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mihin resumed operations on 1 January 2009 with a flight to Dubai.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dubai ride launches Mihin Lanka|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/090104/News/sundaytimesnews_19.html|newspaper=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=4 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mihin Lanka re-launch on 1 Jan.|url=http://www.island.lk/2008/12/28/news11.html|newspaper=The Island, Sri Lanka|date=28 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mihin Lanka resumes operations|url=http://www.centreforaviation.com/analysis/mihin-lanka-resumes-operations-4870|publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation|date=12 January 2009}}</ref> In November 2009 Mihin took over an ex-Air Deccan Airbus A320. In December 2010 Mihin purchased an Airbus A321 whose maiden flight under the Mihin name was on 16 December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mihin Lanka launches second aircraft|url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10C/Dec16_1292486990KA.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218035015/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10C/Dec16_1292486990KA.php|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 December 2010|newspaper=Colombo Page|date=16 December 2010}}</ref>
In September 2011, Mihin Lanka announced plans to serve Bangkok, Chittagong, Kozhikode, Manila and Singapore, once it took delivery of its third aircraft.<ref>{{cite news|last=SIRIMANE|first=Shirajiv|title=Mihin goes for third aircraft|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/09/15/bus01.asp|newspaper=Daily News|location=Sri Lanka|date=15 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120729144737/http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/09/15/bus01.asp|archivedate=29 July 2012}}</ref> In August 2012, the airline took delivery of its third aircraft, an Airbus A321.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mihin adds another Airbus A321|url=http://www.mihinlanka.com/english/about/one-more-airbus-aircraft|publisher=Mihin Lanka|date=1 September 2012|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009033749/http://www.mihinlanka.com/english/about/one-more-airbus-aircraft|archivedate=9 October 2012}}</ref> The airline won the ''Bangladesh Monitor'' 'Best Budget Carrier' award in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bangladesh Monitor awards best airlines|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=220274|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=29 January 2012}}</ref>
In 2013 it was announced that the airline would lease two Boeing 737-800s from 2015.<ref name="Sri Lanka budget carrier to operate Boeing 737s from 2015">{{cite news |title=Sri Lanka budget carrier to operate Boeing 737s from 2015 |date=25 October 2013 |newspaper=Lanka Business Online |url=http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/news/sri-lanka-budget-carrier-to-operate-boeing-737s-from-2015/679413494 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306105603/http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/news/sri-lanka-budget-carrier-to-operate-boeing-737s-from-2015/679413494 |archivedate=6 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However Mihin Lanka revised the lease agreement and leased two Airbus A320neos and one A319-100 instead, due to the cost of introducing Boeing aircraft into Mihin's all-Airbus fleet.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35464-mihin-lanka-switches-alc-lease-deal-from-b737s-to-a320neo|title = Mihin Lanka switches ALC lease deal from B737s to A320neo|website = }}</ref>
On 29 October 2016, Mihin Lanka ceased all operations and all of its routes, staff and aircraft were taken over by SriLankan Airlines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mihinlanka.com/english/lk|title=Mihin Lanka|website=Mihin Lanka|accessdate=31 October 2016|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924063010/http://www.mihinlanka.com/english/lk|archivedate=24 September 2016}}</ref>
== Corporate affairs ==
=== Overview === The Sri Lankan government initially made an equity investment of LKR250 million in Mihin.<ref name="DPE2007">{{cite web|title=Performance Report 2007|url=http://www.treasury.gov.lk%2FFPPFM%2Fped%2Fpdfdoc%2FPerformanceReport2007.pdf|publisher=Department of Public Enterprises, Sri Lanka|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105072001/http://www.treasury.gov.lk/FPPFM/ped/pdfdoc/PerformanceReport2007.pdf|archivedate=5 November 2010}}</ref> Lanka Putra Bank, headed by Sajin Vass Gunawardena' father, also invested LKR300 million in redeemable preference shares.<ref>{{cite news|last=Samarasinghe|first=Sonali|title=Shaky Mihin Lanka runs into a storm|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20070708/issues-1.htm|newspaper=The Sunday Leader|date=8 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Samarasinghe|first=Sonali|title=SriLankan Airlines in financial tail spin|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20080113/spotlight.htm|newspaper=The Sunday Leader|date=13 January 2008}}</ref> In 2008 the government gave Mihin LKR500 million to strengthen its financial position.<ref name="DPE2007" /> In 2009 the government gave Mihin a further grant of LKR3,000 million.<ref name="MFP2009">{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2009|url=http://www.treasury.gov.lk%2Freports%2Fannualreport%2Fannualreport2009-eng.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Finance and Planning (Sri Lanka)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102023036/http://www.treasury.gov.lk/reports/annualreport/annualreport2009-eng.pdf|archivedate=2 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="DPE2009">{{cite web|title=Performance Report 2009|url=http://www.treasury.gov.lk%2FFPPFM%2Fped%2Fpdfdocs%2FperformanceReports%2F2009%2Fenglish2009.pdf|publisher=Department of Public Enterprises, Sri Lanka}}</ref> The government also guaranteed two bank loans taken out by Mihin: a three-year (2006–09) LKR250 million loan from the state-owned Bank of Ceylon and a three-year (2009–12) LKR1,553 million loan from the Bank of Ceylon to lease an aircraft.<ref name="MFP2009" /><ref name="DPE2009" /><ref name="MFP2008">{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2008|url=http://www.treasury.gov.lk%2Freports%2Fannualreport%2FannualReport2008-eng.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Finance and Planning (Sri Lanka)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710081950/http://www.treasury.gov.lk/reports/annualreport/annualReport2008-eng.pdf|archivedate=10 July 2012}}</ref> In 2010 the government made a further equity investment of LKR2,754 million, taking its total equity in Mihin to LKR3,004 million as at 31 December 2010.<ref name="MFP2010">{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2010 |url=http://www.treasury.gov.lk%2Freports%2Fannualreport%2FAnnualReport2010-eng.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Finance and Planning (Sri Lanka) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201012336/http://www.treasury.gov.lk/reports/annualreport/AnnualReport2010-eng.pdf |archivedate=1 December 2011 }}</ref>
Mihin was financially troubled since its establishment.<ref name="TBL111211">{{cite news|last=Vishleshaka|first=Arthika|title=Huge losses in public enterprises burden finances|url=http://www.thebottomline.lk/2011/12/11/biz_feature.html|newspaper=The Bottom Line (Sri Lanka)|date=11 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120915122130/http://www.thebottomline.lk/2011/12/11/biz_feature.html|archivedate=15 September 2012}}</ref> Official government figures show that between 2007 and 2010 it suffered losses totalling LKR5,877 million.<ref name="MFP2010" /> Despite cutting its workforce by a third and changing from wet lease to dry lease, Mihin made annual losses of LKR1–2 billion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hemmathagama|first=Ashwin|title=State Owned Loss Makers Still at Large|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/11/20/state-owned-loss-makers-still-at-large/|newspaper=The Sunday Leader|date=20 November 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120081534/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/11/20/state-owned-loss-makers-still-at-large/|archivedate=20 November 2011}}</ref> It was reported that between April 2011 and January 2012 Mihin lost LKR1,700 million and that the government would settle LKR2.4 billion of loans on behalf of the company.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mohan|first=Sulochana Ramiah|title=Colossal loss incurred by Mihin|url=http://www.lakbimanews.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4744:colossal-loss-incurred-by-mihin&catid=40:news&Itemid=64|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804140436/http://www.lakbimanews.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4744:colossal-loss-incurred-by-mihin&catid=40:news&Itemid=64|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012|newspaper=Lakbima News|date=26 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bastians|first=Dharisha|title=Treasury to settle Mihin's loan|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/news-detail.php?news_id=569&news_category_id=3|newspaper=Ceylon Today|date=29 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055718/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/news-detail.php?news_id=569&news_category_id=3|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref> Mihin was unable to repay a LKR500 million loan it received from the state-owned Airport Aviation Services (Private) Ltd and the government had to settle the loan on behalf of Mihin.<ref name="TBL111211" /> Opposition politicians called for the closure of Mihin, which they claim has lost LKR13 billion since creation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jabbar|first=Zacki|title=Shut down Mihin Air, losses exceed Rs. 13 billion-Harsha|url=http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=45736|newspaper=The Island, Sri Lanka|date=20 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ladduwahetty|first=Ravi|title=SriLankan nosedives with Rs. 19.5bn loss|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=44405|newspaper=The Island |location=Sri Lanka|date=1 February 2012}}</ref>
Mihin was subject to financial irregularities with the financial figures it provided to Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) being contradicted by the findings of the Auditor General.<ref name="TBL111211" />
=== Business figures === '''Profit & loss''' <small>(LKR million)</small><ref name="DPE2009" /><ref name="MFP2010" /> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" ! !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 !2016 |- | align=left|Revenue || — || 2,570 || 373 || 1,700 |3,142 |5,099 |7,481 |9,963 |10,262 |11,702 |- | align=left|Expenditure || 195 || 4,970 || 1,080 || 2,488 | | | | | | |- | align=left|Gross profit/(loss) || (195) || (2,400) || (707) || (728) | | | | | | |- | align=left|Net profit/(loss) before tax || (195) || (3,161) || (1,300) || (1,221) |(940) |(1,968) |(3,293) |(2,592) |(1,406) |(1,196) |}
'''Balance sheet''' <small>(LKR million)</small><ref name="DPE2009" /><ref name="MFP2010" /> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" ! !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 |- | align=left|Non-current assets || 23 || 39 || 55 || 38 |- | align=left|Current assets || 381 || 264 || 386 || 482 |- | align=left|Current liabilities || 599 || 2,805 || 2,089 || 2,606 |- | align=left|Non-current liabilities || 550 || 304 || 2,759 || 3,541 |- | align=left|Equity || (195) || (2,608) || (4,406) || (5,628) |}
== Destinations == Mihin Lanka previously served the following destinations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mihinlanka.com/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=21 May 2007 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521074338/http://www.mihinlanka.com/ |archivedate=21 May 2007 }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" !rowspan="2" |Country-city !colspan="2" |Airport code !rowspan="2" |Airport name |- ! ATA||ICAO |- |colspan="7"|'''Bangladesh''' |- |Dhaka||align=center|DAC||align=center|VGHS||Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''Bahrain''' |- |Bahrain||align=center|BAH||align=center|OBBI||Bahrain International Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''India''' |- |Chennai||align=center|MAA||align=center|VOMM||Chennai International Airport |- |Gaya||align=center|GAY||align=center|VEGY||Gaya Airport |- |Kolkata||align=center|CCU||align=center|VECC||Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport |- |Madurai||align=center|IXM||align=center|VOMD||Madurai International Airport |- |Trichy||align=center|TRZ||align=center|VOTR||Trichy International Airport |- |Trivandrum||align=center|TRV||align=center|VOTV||Trivandrum International Airport |- |Varanasi||align=center|VNS||align=center|VIBN||Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''Indonesia''' |- |Jakarta||align=center|CGK||align=center|WIII||Soekarno–Hatta International Airport |- |Medan||align=center|KNO||align=center|WIMM||Kuala Namu International Airport |- |colspan='7'|'''Kuwait''' |- |Kuwait City||align=center|KWI||align=center|OKBK||Kuwait International Airport |- |colspan='7'|'''Maldives''' |- |Malé||align=center|MLE||align=center|VRMM||Ibrahim Nasir International Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''Oman''' |- |Muscat||align=center|MCT||align=center|OOMS||Muscat International Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''Pakistan''' |- |Lahore||align=center|LHE||align=center|OPLA||Allama Iqbal International Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''Seychelles''' |- |Mahé||align=center|SEZ||align=center|FSIA||Seychelles International Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''Singapore''' |- |Singapore||align=center|SIN||align=center|WSSS||Singapore Changi Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''Sri Lanka''' |- |Colombo||align=center|CMB||align=center|VCBI||Bandaranaike International Airport '''HUB''' |- |Hambantota||align=center|HRI||align=center|VCRI||Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''Thailand''' |- |Bangkok||align=center|BKK||align=center|VTBS||Suvarnabhumi Airport |- |colspan="7"|'''United Arab Emirates''' |- |Abu Dhabi||align=center|AUH||align=center|OMAA||Abu Dhabi International Airport |- |Dubai||align=center|DXB||align=center|OMDB||Dubai International Airport |- |Sharjah||align=center|SHJ||align=center|OMSJ||Sharjah International Airport |}
=== Codeshare agreements === Mihin Lanka had codeshare agreements with the following airline as of July 2015:
== Fleet == === Formerly operated === [[File:4R-MRD_Airbus_A321-231_Mihin_Lanka_Landing_(8306358522).jpg|thumb|Mihin Lanka Airbus A321-200 (4R-MRD)]] [[File:Mihin_Lanka_Airbus_A320_KvW.jpg|thumb|Mihin Lanka Airbus A320-200 (4R-ABE)]] [[File:TC-TUB_(2072659049).jpg|thumb|Mihin Lanka Airbus A321-100 (TC-TUB)]] {{unreferenced section|date=March 2017}} {| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center" |+ |- !Aircraft !Fleet !Introduced !Retired |- |Airbus A319-100 |1 |2015 |2016 |- |Airbus A320-200 |5 |2007 |2016 |- |Airbus A321-100 |1 |2007 |2016 |- |Airbus A321-200 |2 |2012 |2016 |- |Boeing 737-800 |1 |2008 |2008 |}
== Incidents and accidents == * On 6 January 2008, Mihin Lanka flight MJ401 from Colombo to Dubai was forced to issue a Mayday call and perform an emergency landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai after one engine developed a severe oil leak and stopped working. Passengers were informed that the incident was due to the plane leaving Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo without a vital component in one engine. There were no casualties.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} * On 9 April 2012, Mihin Lanka flight MJ603 from Colombo to Jakarta, called an emergency landing back to Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake after about 1 hour from take off, due to a suspected fire in the cargo hold. According to the engineers a fire had not erupted within the plane but was a technical fault. No casualties were reported.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} * On 13 May 2014, an A321 (call sign MJ-502) from Dhaka to Colombo made an emergency landing at Dhaka airport few minutes after takeoff due to navigation system failure.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == {{commons category inline|Mihin Lanka}} * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070521074338/http://www.mihinlanka.com/ Official website]}}
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