{{Infobox Airline | airline = Sky Cabs | logo = | logo_size = | fleet_size = | destinations = | IATA = 2E | ICAO = SCB | callsign = SKYCABS | parent = | company_slogan = | founded = 1991 | commenced = 1993 | ceased = 2000 | headquarters = Colombo, Sri Lanka | key_people = | hubs = Bandaranaike International Airport | secondary_hubs = | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | lounge = | alliance = | website = }} '''Sky Cabs (Pvt.) Ltd.''' was a cargo airline from Sri Lanka, which was headquartered at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo<ref name=asn>{{cite web|title=Information about Sky Cabs|url=http://www.aerotransport.org/php/go.php?query=operator&qstring=Sky+Cabs&where=101210&luck=|publisher=Aero Transport Data Bank|accessdate=18 May 2013}}</ref> and had approximately 50 employees.<ref name="wad99"/>
==History== The company was registered on 1 November 1991 and was issued an operating licence in 1993.<ref name="finalreport">{{cite web|url=http://www.caa.lk/pdf/accident_reports/AN_12_reg_RA_11302_24th_Mar_2000.pdf|title="Final Report An 12 Aircraft Accident on 24/03/2000 at Negombo, Sri Lanka|publisher=Civil Aviation Authority Sri Lanka|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="wad99">{{cite journal |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200820.html|journal=Flight International|date=6 April 1999|title=World Airline Directory 1999|accessdate=5 May 2013}}</ref> Sky Cabs offered scheduled and chartered international freight transport using a fleet of Antonov An-8 and An-12 aircraft.<ref name="asn"/> The following destinations were served on a regular, scheduled basis:<ref name="wad99"/>
==Terminated destinations== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" width="795" align=center !rowspan="2" style="background:#330066; color:white;" |Country-city !colspan="2" style="background:#330066; color:white;" |Airport code !rowspan="2" style="background:#330066; color:white;" |Airport name !rowspan="2" style="background:#330066; color:white;" |Notes !rowspan="2" style="background:#330066; color:white;" |Refs |- !style="background:#330066; color:white;" |IATA|| style="background:#330066; color:white;" |ICAO |- |colspan="7"|'''Bahrain''' |- |Bahrain||align=center|BAH||align=center|OBBI||Bahrain International Airport||align=center |Terminated|| |- |colspan="7"|'''India''' |- |Calicut||align=center|CCJ||align=center|VOCL||Calicut International Airport||align=center |Terminated|| |- |Goa||align=center|GOI||align=center|VOGO||Goa International Airport||align=center|Terminated|| |- |Mumbai||align=center|BOM||align=center|VABB||Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport||align=center|Terminated|| |- |Trivandrum||align=center|TRV||align=center|VOTV||Trivandrum International Airport||align=center|Terminated|| |- |colspan='7'|'''Maldives''' |- |Gan||align=center|GAN||align=center|VRMG||Gan International Airport||align=center|Terminated|| |- |colspan="7"|'''Oman''' |- |Muscat||align=center|MCT||align=center|OOMS||Muscat International Airport||align=center |Terminated|| |- |colspan="7"|'''Pakistan''' |- |Lahore||align=center|LHE||align=center|OPLA||Allama Iqbal International Airport|| align=center |Terminated|| |- |colspan="7"|'''Sri Lanka''' |- |colombo||align=center|CMB||align=center|VCBI||Bandaranaike International Airport||align=center|Terminated|| |- |}
===Formerly operated=== {{unreferenced section|date=March 2017}} {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin: 1em auto;" |+ |- !Aircraft !Fleet !Introduced !Retired |- |Antonov An-8 |1 |TBA |TBA |- |Antonov An-12 |1 |TBA |TBA |- |}
==Subsequent closure== {{unreferenced section|date=July 2016}} Investigation into the accident revealed a number of procedural failures, including the fact that the aircraft had been operated without a valid licence.
As a consequence, all international cargo airlines of Sri Lanka were grounded and had to be reassessed. Sky Cabs failed this procedure, and was subsequently shut down.
==Accidents and incidents== *On March 24, 2000, Sky Cabs Flight 702 from Bangkok crashed into a housing area near Bandaranaike International Airport due to fuel starvation.[https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-antonov-12bp-colombo-9-killed] Three people on the ground were killed, as well as six of the eight occupants on board the Antonov An-12 (registered RA-11302).<ref name="asn 2">{{ASN accident|id=20000324-0|title=Antonov 12BK RA-11302 Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links ==
{{Airlines of Sri Lanka}}
Category:Defunct airlines of Sri Lanka Category:Defunct cargo airlines Category:Airlines established in 1991 Category:Airlines disestablished in 2000 Category:2000 disestablishments in Sri Lanka Category:Sri Lankan companies established in 1991