Passengers
291,908
12 months to May 2026
Australia and Sri Lanka
2 city pairs with recent passenger traffic · data from Jan 1985
Inbound
149,945
arriving in Australia
Outbound
141,963
leaving Australia
Australian ports
2
represented in this record
Traffic: 12 months to May 2026
Passengers over time
To May 2026
Airlines flying this route
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| Airline | Passengers, 12 months | Share | Flying since |
|---|---|---|---|
| SriLankan Airlines | 291,908 | 100% | May 1992 |
12 months to May 2026
Shares are of passengers carried, not of seats or flights, and they cover every Australian airport. Airlines are reported against destinations rather than city pairs, so these figures cannot be broken down further by city.
Airlines that used to fly here
Carried passengers between Australia and Sri Lanka at some point since 1985, none in the 12 months to May 2026.
Recent passenger traffic
Positive passenger traffic appears within the latest year of the published BITRE series. This is record recency, not real-time operating status.
| Route | Passengers, 12 months |
|---|---|
| Melbourne ↔ Colombo | 192,725 |
| Sydney ↔ Colombo | 99,183 |