SriLankan Airlines is increasing its services to Australia to 14 weekly flights from 15 November 2026, with the introduction of three additional weekly flights between Colombo and Melbourne, in response to growing travel demand between the two countries.
The additional flights will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday under flight numbers UL608 and UL609. UL608 will depart Colombo at 2:15 p.m. and arrive in Melbourne at 5:40 a.m. the following day. The return flight, UL609, will depart Melbourne at 7:10 a.m. and arrive in Colombo at 12:10 p.m.
The airline will continue its existing daily Colombo-Melbourne service, bringing its total Melbourne operations to 10 weekly flights.
The expanded schedule is expected to improve connectivity for passengers travelling between Sri Lanka and Australia, as well as those connecting through Colombo to destinations in Europe, South Asia and the Maldives.
The additional frequencies will also provide improved cargo capacity and shorter transit times for shipments connecting through Colombo, particularly to destinations in the Middle East.
With this expansion, SriLankan Airlines will operate a total of 14 weekly flights to Australia, comprising 10 weekly flights to Melbourne and four weekly flights to Sydney.
