UL 604, first international flight to land in Melbourne in over five months

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.