Senok Air completes 400 air ambulance missions
The company operates from Colombo Airport in the southwest of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan aviation provider Senok Air has announced that it has completed 400 air medical flights across the South Asian island nation.
The company, which operates from Colombo Airport in Ratmalana in the southwest of the country, is Sri Lanka’s only authorized helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operator.
Alongside HEMS operations, the company also provides search and rescue (SAR), organ transportation, and interhospital transfer services.
Sri Lanka suffers from challenging road infrastructure, making parts of the country hard to reach by ground-based transport. This, combined with efforts to develop the nation’s healthcare system, has translated into growing demand for Senok Air’s HEMS services.
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Oliver Cuenca
Oliver Cuenca is a Junior Editor at the Voyageur Group. He was previously a News and Features Journalist for the rail magazine IRJ until 2021, and studied MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. His favourite helicopter is the AW169 – the workhorse of the UK air ambulance sector! He also led the creation of Waypoint: The AirMed&Rescue podcast, serving as its Production Editor and co-host.