SriLankan Adds 3 More Weekly Flights to Melbourne
SriLankan Airlines will increase its Melbourne services with three additional weekly flights from November 15, taking its total number of flights to Australia to 14 per week.
The new flights will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, adding to the airline’s existing daily Melbourne service.
Under the expanded schedule, flight UL608 will leave Colombo at 2.15 pm and arrive in Melbourne at 5.40 am the following day. The return service, UL609, will depart Melbourne at 7.10 am and reach Colombo at 12.10 pm.
The airline will continue its existing daily flights, with UL604 departing Colombo at 12.35 am and arriving in Melbourne at 4.00 pm. Its return flight, UL605, will leave Melbourne at 5.30 pm and arrive in Colombo at 10.30 pm.
SriLankan Airlines said the expansion reflects growing travel demand between Australia and Sri Lanka. Australia is also becoming an increasingly important source market for Sri Lankan tourism, with visitors from Australia and members of the Sri Lankan diaspora contributing to demand.
The additional flights are expected to improve connections through Colombo to destinations such as London, Chennai, Delhi and Malé. They will also provide better onward travel options to other destinations in Australia and New Zealand through partner airlines.
The expanded schedule will increase cargo capacity and improve connections for shipments, particularly goods travelling from Melbourne to Middle Eastern destinations through Colombo.
Following the increase, SriLankan Airlines will operate 14 flights a week to Australia, including 10 to Melbourne and four to Sydney.
More updates to come on AusNewsLanka.
Source : Newswire
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