SriLankan Airlines will increase services to Melbourne to ten weekly flights, adding roughly 92,000 seats a year as travel demand to South Asia surges from Melbourne Airport. The capacity uplift bolsters the carrier’s Australian connectivity and adds seasonal resilience to the market.
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SriLankan is adding ~92,000 seats annually by increasing Melbourne rotations to 10 weekly flights — a measurable capacity shift for the Australia–South Asia market.
The decision responds to strong demand out of Melbourne, which recorded a record 1.261 million international passengers in January, intensifying peak‑season pressure on gateway capacity (Melbourne demand context).
The expansion sits against SriLankan’s fleet and finance backdrop: the carrier says it needs additional aircraft as deliveries stall, and recently secured approval to settle foreign‑currency debt, both relevant to its ability to sustain growth (fleet constraint context) (debt approval context).
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