SriLankan air taxi water landing on week-ends

WATER LANDING: SriLankan Air Taxi is giving passengers the opportunity of experiencing an exhilarating water landing on the Bentota River with its Weekend Scenic Flights starting this April.

"We have added a 'Touch-And-Go' at Bentota to our highly popular Weekend Scenic Flights on our amphibious Turbo Otter aircraft," said Herman Pereira, Manager Air Taxi.

Every group booking of 10 persons receives two additional tickets free. Tickets are priced at USD 40 per person. The flight, which departs from Ratmalana, takes a route that gives passengers breathtaking views of the diverse landscapes of the Paradise Isle, flying only a few thousand feet above the ground which is far lower than the height of regular commercial aircraft.

The aircraft first heads south to Kalutara and inland from where passengers are very likely to get a birds-eye view of towering Adam's Peak and the central hills during the clear skies of April. The journey includes flying down the valley of the Kalu Ganga towards the warm blue waters of the Indian Ocean, and a water landing at Bentota.

Flights depart the Ratmalana Domestic Airport at regular intervals on Saturdays and Sundays and last approximately half an hour. Reservations can be made on the SriLankan Air Taxi Hotline 019733-3355 and now it operates to 15 locations - Katunayake, Ratmalana, Katukurunda, Bentota, Galle (Koggala), Dickwella, Weerawila, Ampara, Kandy (Victoria Reservoir & Mahaweli River), Nuwara Eliya, Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Hingurakgoda, and Trincomalee.