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Qantas will launch the first new international route from Melbourne since the onset of Covid-19 when it begins flights to Delhi next month.

A growing number of Victorians are reconnecting with family and friends through Melbourne Airport after the lifting of lockdowns and the easing of border restrictions that have decimated Australia’s travel industry.

Melbourne Airport is preparing for an influx of international arrivals following the Victorian government’s announcement it will remove the mandatory quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Australians from November 1.

Melbourne Airport has recorded its lowest monthly international passenger figure this century amid the ongoing impact of Covid-19 border closures and travel restrictions.

Melbourne Airport today welcomed confirmation the Victorian government plans to re-start interstate and international travel once 80% of eligible residents are fully vaccinated.

Melbourne Airport’s passenger numbers have fallen to their lowest level this year, with ongoing Covid-19 outbreaks, lockdowns and state border closures again causing significant disruption to air travel.

A range of community centres and Neighbourhood Houses offering support to residents in Melbourne’s north-west will share in more than $100,000 through Melbourne Airport’s 2021 Community Grants program.
 

COVID outbreaks, lockdowns and border closures continue to devastate Australia’s aviation sector, with Melbourne Airport welcoming just over 467,000 people in July, an 85.7 per cent drop on figures recorded in July 2019.