Melbourne Airport

Dec 23, 2008 CONFIDENT INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS DELIVER MELBOURNE AIRPORTS BUSIEST CHRISTMAS WEEKEND ON RECORD Traditionally the weekend before Christmas is busy at Melbourne Airport, but the weekend of 20-21 December 2008 exceeds records with 32,812 international passengers departing and arriving into Melbourne, an increase of 2,065 passengers on the previous year's weekend before Christmas

Dec 09, 2008 20 year vision for Melbourne Airport approved by Federal Minister The Melbourne Airport draft Master Plan 2008-2028 (dMP) has been approved by the Federal Minister for Transport the Hon Anthony Albanese. It is the first gateway airport master plan to be approved by the Minister. The dMP outlines Melbourne Airport's vision for land use of its 2400 hectare site.

Dec 08, 2008 LOCAL SCHOOL STUDENTS CELEBRATE AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT This morning students from schools near Melbourne Airport celebrated as the winners of the 2008 Melbourne Airport Schools Christmas Banner Competition were announced.

Nov 12, 2008 MELBOURNE WELCOMES Air Asia X - FIRST LONG HAUL LOW COST AIRLINE Melbourne Airport welcomes another airline with low-cost international carrier AirAsia X commencing services today with their inaugural flights to and from Melbourne.

Nov 01, 2008 NEW SMARTGATE TECHNOLOGY AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT Melbourne Airport welcomes the new customs processing technology SmartGate - giving eligible Australian and New Zealand travellers arriving into Australia the option to self-process through passport control.

Oct 20, 2008 AirAsia X TO FLY DIRECT TO MELBOURNE AIRPORT Melbourne welcomes another international airline, with the announcement today that AirAsia X will operate scheduled services to Melbourne Airport.

Oct 17, 2008 400,000 MORE PASSENGERS DELIVER FIRST QUARTER GROWTH The first quarter of the 2008/2009 financial year has seen Melbourne Airport's domestic and international passengers grow despite the current economic climate.

Oct 11, 2008 JONATHON AUF DER HEIDE WINS 2008 MELBOURNE AIRPORT EMERGING AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKER AWARD This year's Melbourne Airport Emerging Australian Filmmaker Award goes to local filmmaker Jonathon auf der Heide for his short film Hell's Gates.

Aug 27, 2008 END OF YEAR WRAP UP FOR AUSTRALIA PACIFIC AIRPORTS CORPORATION CEO calls for Victorians to use Melbourne direct air services Melbourne Airport spending $1 million per day on International terminal upgrade.

Jul 28, 2008 ETIHAD TO ARRIVE AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT Melbourne welcomes another international airline, with the announcement today that Etihad Airways will operate scheduled services to Melbourne Airport.

Jul 21, 2008 2007/2008 passenger results positive for Melbourne Airport Melbourne Airport has seen the largest growth in 3 years in both international and domestic passengers during 2007/08. Total passenger numbers increased by just over 1.7 million to 24.3 million, an average of 34,000 additional passengers each week compared to the previous year.

Jul 16, 2008 Melbourne Airport opens the world's most convenient Arrivals store Melbourne Airport and the Nuance Group today celebrated the opening of their new duty-free Arrivals store.

May 28, 2008 Car park upgrade begins at Melbourne Airport Driven by continued strong domestic passenger growth, work will begin next week on a $60 million expansion of Melbourne Airport's car parking facilities, which will add an additional 2,300 spaces to the multi-level car park area in front of the Melbourne Airport terminal precinct.

May 19, 2008 Melbourne Airport completes $700m debt refinancing Melbourne Airport today announced that it had completed $700 million debt refinancing activities.

Apr 28, 2008 Airport Master Plan & Environment Strategy drafts released The Melbourne Airport Master Plan 2008 and the Melbourne Airport Environment Strategy 2008 shape the future for Melbourne Airport. Each document is updated every five years and is a requirement of the Commonwealth Airports Act 1996.

Apr 21, 2008 Strong third quarter passenger results at Melbourne Airport The third quarter of the 2007/2008 financial year - which included the busy Easter travel period - has seen continued growth across domestic and international passenger numbers.

Apr 21, 2008 Melbourne Airport welcomes anti-touting laws Melbourne Airport today welcomed new laws regarding taxi touting, which were announced this morning by Victorian Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky. The new laws include significantly stronger penalties for touting at Melbourne Airport.

Apr 13, 2008 'Fear of a Brown Planet' wins Melbourne Airport Best Newcomer Award 2008 Melbourne comedians Nazeem Hussain and Aamer Rahman have taken out the Melbourne Airport Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for their hit show 'Fear of A Brown Planet.'

Apr 11, 2008 Melbourne Airport Master Plan & Environment Strategy now online The Melbourne Airport Master Plan 2008 and the Melbourne Airport Environment Strategy 2008 are two important documents that shape the future for Melbourne Airport. Each document is updated every five years.

Apr 04, 2008 Melbourne Airport award winners take off at Comedy Festival As the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival reaches its climax, Victorians and international visitors are now weighing up their options of which hundreds of shows to check out at this year's Festival.

Apr 02, 2008 Study shows record employment levels at Melbourne Airport A report into the economic impact of Melbourne Airport has found that the airport is one of Victoria's fastest growing employment hub, with more than 12,500 Victorians in full time equivalent airport-generated positions, supported by a growth of more than 22% in the last five years.

Feb 27, 2008 Melbourne Airport named in World's Top Five Melbourne Airport was named in the Top 5 for airports that handle between 15 and 25 million passengers, in the Airports Council International (ACI) Airports Service Quality Survey.

Feb 18, 2008 Melbourne Airport award winner wins Best Short Film at Berlin Film Festival The winner of the Melbourne Airport Emerging Australian Filmmaker Award for 2007, Warwick Thornton, has collected the Crystal Bear of the Kplus Generation (Best Short Film Award) at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival.

Jan 21, 2008 Positive half year passenger results at Melbourne Airport The second quarter of the 2007/2008 financial year - which included has seen both international and domestic passenger numbers continue their strong growth.

Jan 15, 2008 Construction commences on largest ever international terminal expansion at Melbourne Airport Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese, today officially commenced construction on the largest upgrade to Melbourne Airport's international terminal since it was built in the late 1960s.

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