✈️ Jetstar Launches Direct Low-Fare Colombo–Melbourne Route

• Overview: Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar has launched the first direct low-fares flights between Colombo and Melbourne, operating three times weekly on year-round schedules. • Capacity & Pricing: • Adds over 100,000 low-fare seats annually between Sri Lanka and Australia. • Promotional one-way fares start at LKR 67,770 (sale active until August 31, 2026). • Tourism & Sector Impact: • Expands capacity for Sri Lanka's aviation and tourism sector by providing consistent, year-round direct inbound traffic without third-country connections. • Enhances trade and travel connectivity to Victoria—home to Australia's largest Sri Lankan diaspora—and onward connections across Australia and New Zealand. • Operations: • Routes serviced by Jetstar’s Boeing 787 Dreamliners. • Local commercial and operational support handled by Hayleys Advantis as the General Sales Agent (GSA).