SriLankan Airlines Partners With Virgin Australia, Expands in Australia

SriLankan Airlines forges strategic alliance with Virgin Australia, broadening its presence in the Australian market. “This partnership will help us make further inroads in the Australian market through improved connectivity” – Dimuthu Tennakoon.

SriLankan Airlines has entered into a first-ever interline partnership with Virgin Australia that will strengthen the airline’s network in Australia.  The new partnership reaffirms SriLankan’s commitment to Australia and will cater the convenience of adding select Virgin Australia domestic or international connections to their SriLankan Airlines booking.

Dimuthu Tennakoon, Head of Worldwide Sales & Distribution of SriLankan Airlines commented on the partnership by stating, “Australia has one of the largest Sri Lankan diasporic communities, which makes our Australian routes incredibly popular all year around and particularly with people travelling to visit friends and relatives or in pursuit of higher education.  This partnership will help us make further inroads in the Australian market through improved connectivity and a range of other benefits for our valued customers.”

The partnership will enable passengers flying SriLankan to Melbourne or Sydney to connect to the Australian cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Cairns, Darwin, Hobart, Hamilton Island, Launceston, Gold Coast and Perth with Virgin Australia. Passengers will also have the option of flying beyond Australia to New Zealand, Samoa and Fiji. The introduction of domestic and international interline flights options with Virgin Australia is expected to improve the accessibility to Sri Lanka for Australian outbound tourists as well.