{"id":168532,"date":"2016-10-04T13:50:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T08:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=168532"},"modified":"2016-10-05T00:57:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T19:27:52","slug":"mihin-lanka-shuts-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/mihin-lanka-shuts-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Mihin Lanka Shuts Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The debt-ridden budget airline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mihin+Lanka&amp;x=10&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mihin Lanka<\/span><\/a> will cease operations from October 30, the airline&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Suren+Ratwatte&amp;x=8&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Suren Ratwatte<\/span><\/a> announced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would like to take this opportunity to notify you of the discontinuation of all Mihin Lanka flights and services with effect from 30th October 2016. 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