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• May 17, 2013 Passenger numbers up by 4 per cent in April 2013 Passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport increased by 4 per cent in April 2013 compared to the same month last year with a total of 2,451,847 domestic and international passengers travelling through Victoria’s aviation gateway.
• Apr 19, 2013 Melbourne Airport achieves 5% total passenger growth for third quarter International and domestic passengers at Melbourne Airport increased by 5 per cent during the third quarter of 2012/13 to reach 7,455,992 passengers.
• Apr 16, 2013 Federal Government approves Southern Precinct Program Melbourne Airport has welcomed the Federal Government’s approval of its Southern Precinct Program.
• Mar 25, 2013 Melbourne Airport leads air freight exports in January 2013 A 32 per cent increase in air freight exports during January 2013 compared to a year ago has confirmed Melbourne Airport’s position as the premier Australian airport for air freight export activity.
• Mar 20, 2013 Melbourne Airport passengers up by 3% in February Passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport increased by 3 per cent in February compared to the same month last year.
• Feb 20, 2013 Melbourne Airport achieves 5 per cent total passenger growth in January Melbourne Airport’s passenger numbers increased by 5 per cent during January to reach 2,619,277 passengers for the month.
• Feb 04, 2013 Melbourne Airport ready to welcome Sichuan Airlines The first direct flights between Australia and western China are now a reality following regulatory approval for Sichuan Airlines to commence service to Melbourne at the end of February.
• Jan 31, 2013 Melbourne Airport celebrates 100 million international passengers Melbourne Airport has today celebrated its 100 millionth international passenger.
• Jan 18, 2013 Melbourne Airport achieves 5% total passenger growth in 2012 International and domestic passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport increased by 5 per cent in the 2012 calendar year to reach a total of 29,297,387 passengers.
• Dec 20, 2012 Melbourne Airport reaches 29 million annual passengers More than 29 million passengers travelled through Melbourne Airport during the 12 months ending November 2012.