Colombo (News 1st); SriLankan Airlines flight UL 604 from Colombo landed in Melbourne on Monday (07 December 2020) as the first international passenger flight since June 2020.

Victoria’s hotel quarantine program restarted, with Melbourne Airport welcoming its first international flights in more than five months.

SriLankan Airlines flight UL604 from Colombo was the first of eight international passenger flights carrying 253 travelers that landed in Melbourne.

Victoria has not accepted international flights since early July when it was revealed a number of hotel quarantine workers had contracted COVID-19 from guests.

• Talk of the Town| NPP on the future of Sri Lanka | Chathuranga Abeysinghe | 04th of October 2023
• CPC Chairman Uvais Mohamed resigns
• Media’s Crucial Role: Stirring Debate on International Agreements vs. National Laws
• Number of underweight children increases compared to 2022
• More showers expected today (04)