Overview
- The carrier will add three A330-300 frequencies on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with flights scheduled to reach Colombo at 12:15 pm local time.
- The change increases annual seat supply on the route by more than 92,000, addressing higher demand to and from South Asia.
- Travelers gain stronger one-stop connections via Colombo to destinations across Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives and Europe.
- Melbourne Airport recorded 996,677 international travelers in February 2026, a 7.1% year-on-year rise, with more than 25 million passengers reported for the financial year to February.
- Melbourne Airport’s Jim Parashos welcomed the capacity increase as expanding options for international connections, while SriLankan’s Dimuthu Tennakoon cited the city’s large Sri Lankan community and the route’s importance to the airline’s Australian entry.