Melbourne Airport

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.

Dec 19, 2012 Melbourne Airport welcomes Zoodle Melbourne Airport has welcomed the opening of WH Smith’s first Australian Zoodle store.

Dec 18, 2012 Melbourne Airport welcomes fourth daily Singapore Airlines' service Melbourne Airport has welcomed the announcement by Singapore Airlines to add a fourth daily service between Melbourne and Singapore.

Dec 10, 2012 Body scanners introduced at Melbourne Airport As part of the Federal Government’s $200 million Strengthening Aviation Security Initiative, body scanners are now operating at Melbourne Airport’s international terminal.

Nov 20, 2012 Melbourne Airport announces third runway preference Melbourne Airport has announced the preferred orientation for its third runway which will be included in the airport’s draft Master Plan to be published for public comment in early 2013.

Nov 20, 2012 Melbourne Airport achieves 8 per cent total passenger growth in October International and domestic passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport increased by 8 per cent during October to reach a total of 2,608,791 passengers.

Nov 12, 2012 Melbourne Airport supports almost 10,000 jobs in local communities Almost 10,000 jobs in the local communities around Melbourne Airport are directly related to the airport’s operations according to a new study into the social and economic impact of Melbourne Airport.

Oct 19, 2012 Melbourne Airport achieves 6 per cent total passenger growth for first quarter International and domestic passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport increased by 6 per cent during the first quarter of 2012/13 to reach a total of 7,451,583 passengers.

Oct 10, 2012 Melbourne Airport welcomes extra Tiger Airways' services to north Queensland Melbourne Airport has welcomed the introduction by Tiger Airways of a new direct service between Melbourne and Mackay commencing December 2012, and the extension of its services for Cairns during the summer period.

Oct 02, 2012 Melbourne Airport welcomes daily A380 Emirates service Melbourne Airport today welcomed Emirates' first A380 to Melbourne as it commenced daily services to Dubai and Auckland.

Sep 21, 2012 Melbourne Airport warmly welcomes Sichuan Airlines to Australia Melbourne Airport today announced that Sichuan Airlines will commence direct services between Chengdu and Melbourne, further positioning Victoria as China’s aviation gateway to Australia.

Sep 20, 2012 Melbourne Airport's total passengers grow by 7% in August International and domestic passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport increased by 7 per cent during August to reach a total of 2,445,709 passengers.

Aug 20, 2012 Melbourne Airport achieves 5 per cent total passenger growth in July Melbourne Airport has recorded a 5 per cent increase in total passenger numbers during July compared to the same period last year.

Aug 09, 2012 New Airport Watch program launched at Melbourne Airport The AustralianFederal Police (AFP) and the Melbourne Airport have welcomed the roll out of the national Airport Watch initiative, which was officially launched in Melbourne today.

Aug 07, 2012 Melbourne Airport to welcome daily A380 Emirates service Melbourne Airport is looking forward to the arrival of the new Emirates A380 services from October 2012.

Aug 01, 2012 Melbourne Airport welcomes Jetstar’s direct Honolulu service More Victorians will be saying ‘Aloha!’ as they step off their direct flight from Melbourne to Honolulu when Jetstar reintroduces direct services from December.

Aug 01, 2012 Melbourne Airport welcomes Singapore Airlines' second daily A380 service Melbourne Airport has welcomed the announcement by Singapore Airlines to add a second daily Melbourne-Singapore A380 service

Jul 24, 2012 Melbourne Airport achieves 8 per cent international growth for 2011/12 International passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport increased by 8 per cent in 2011/12 compared to the previous year with the total number of international passengers reaching 6.78 million for the year.

Jun 20, 2012 China continues to drive international passenger growth Strong growth in Chinese passport holders of 19.8 per cent in May has again driven international passenger growth

Jun 08, 2012 Virgin Australia and Melbourne Airport commence T3 make-over Virgin Australia, in partnership with Melbourne Airport, has commenced a significant refurbishment of the Terminal 3 (T3) domestic terminal space.

May 18, 2012 Melbourne Airport maintains growth in international passengers in April Melbourne Airport’s international passengers grew by 2.2 per cent compared to April 2011, with this year’s earlier Easter holiday period impacting April’s growth figures.

May 03, 2012 New Chairman for Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC) Ltd. The operator of Melbourne and Launceston airports, Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC) Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David Crawford AO as its new Chairman.

Apr 20, 2012 Melbourne Airport achieves 9% international passenger growth in third quarter Melbourne Airport’s international passengers grew by 9 per cent in the third quarter of the 2011/12, compared to the same period last year or an additional 144,916 passengers and taking total international passengers, to 1,767,378 for the quarter.

Apr 17, 2012 Melbourne and Chengdu airports to strengthen Australia ‐ China connections A new ‘sister airport’ relationship between Melbourne Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in the Chinese province of Sichuan will help to strengthen the growing Australia-China aviation relationship and links between Chengdu and Melbourne.

Mar 21, 2012 Southern Precinct project to boost domestic aviation growth Melbourne Airport’s proposed Southern Precinct project will strengthen Melbourne’s position as the centre of growth in domestic air travel, and provide a significant boost to the Victorian economy during its construction and operation.

Mar 20, 2012 International passenger growth up by 5.5% in February 2012 International passengers at Melbourne Airport increased by 5.5 per cent or an additional 27,769 passengers during February 2012 compared to the same period last year, taking total international passengers to 529,923 for the month.

Feb 20, 2012 International passengers at Melbourne Airport continue to grow International passengers at Melbourne Airport continued to grow strongly, increasing by 5.8 per cent or an additional 36,556 passengers compared to January 2011 and taking total international passengers to 667,535 for the month.

Jan 19, 2012 Melbourne Airport achieves 11% international passenger growth in 2011 Melbourne Airport finished 2011 with strong international passenger growth of 11 per cent compared to 2010 or an additional 651,157 passengers, taking total international passengers for the 2011 calendar year to 6.6 million.

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