Singapore Airlines has commenced an additional afternoon flight service between Sri Lanka and Singapore, increasing its operations by three flights per week with effect from June 1, marking a significant milestone as the airline completes 52 years of service between the two countries by 2026.
Singapore Airlines Managing Director Wasantha Kudaliyanage said the airline has deployed a wide-body Airbus A350-900 aircraft to operate the new afternoon service every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from Singapore’s Changi International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake.
Previously, a state-of-the-art Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner operated daily services, arriving at Katunayake Airport at 11.30 p.m. from Singapore. Under the expanded schedule, the A350-900 now arrives in Colombo at 10.45 a.m. on the selected days.
The inaugural afternoon flight, Singapore Airlines flight SQ-463, arrived at Katunayake Airport at 10.45 a.m. on June 1, carrying 210 passengers, 14 flight crew members and 12 metric tonnes of cargo. The return flight departed for Singapore at 12.45 p.m. the same day with 276 passengers, 14 crew members and 14 metric tonnes of cargo.
With the revised schedule, Singapore Airlines will operate daily services with two flights each day, covering both afternoon and evening operations, further strengthening air connectivity and travel options between Sri Lanka and Singapore.
