SriLankan Airlines' passengers no longer need to queue up to check-in at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport with the launch of the airline's online check-in facility.

The BIA Check-in system was recently upgraded to accommodate barcode boarding passes for the benefit of all operating carriers, thus joining the very few airports in the region having this capability. The facility will initially be for single sector travel (direct flights without stopovers) from Bandaranaike International Airport to 31 of SriLankan's destinations throughout Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and the Far East. It will next be extended to multiple sector flights, and will also be introduced worldwide at the airline's other points of departure for flights into BIA and other destinations.

Online Check-In provides passengers more flexibility, which can be done from home, office, or even on the move through laptop and very soon with the hand phone. And it considerably reduces the time spent in the check-in area.

At present, passengers who require special care such as infants and wheelchair passengers will continue to be handled by SriLankan staff, and not through the online system.