In Melborne, a Sri Lankan airline flight broke down. Passengers were kept waiting more than 24 hours. No responsible person present.

It is reported that due to a fault in the A330-300 type (4R-ALM) aircraft operating the UL605 flight from Melbourne to Colombo, passengers are in dire straits at Melbourne Airport.

Passengers allege that the Sri Lankan authorities detained the passengers at the airport for almost 24 hours and that no responsible official was present to investigate the situation.

However, the SriLankan flight that suffered a technical fault in Melbourne will be repaired and will arrive at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport tomorrow morning, said Mr. Deepal Perera, head of the corporate communications department of SriLankan Airlines.