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Melbourne Airport passenger performance May 2018

Key points

• International passenger volumes rise 9.2% on May 17.
• Melbourne Airport adds 1.1 million international seats in 12 months to May 2018.

Melbourne Airport has continued to experience a rise in international passenger volumes with more than 800,000 travellers flying in and out of the world’s most liveable city last month, representing a rise of 9.2 per cent compared to May last year.
 

Malindo Air takes-off from Melbourne to Bali and beyond

Melbourne Airport celebrated as Malindo Air’s inaugural service to Bali departed this morning carrying 162 travellers on a Boeing 737-800.
 
 

Air Canada launches year-round service

Flights to Vancouver are here to stay thanks to Air Canada’s new year-round service. 

Melbourne Airport passenger performance April 2018

Key points

• Melbourne Airport surpasses 30 million travellers in the 2017/18 financial year to date.
• International passenger growth up by almost six per cent on April 2017.
• Malindo Air joins Melbourne and announces daily flights to Bali.

Melbourne Airport facilitated a solid month of travel despite an early start to Easter as international passenger volumes peaked at almost 900,000 people, nearly six per cent higher than travel rates in April 2017.
 

Melbourne Airport passenger performance March 2018

Key points

• Melbourne Airport celebrates nine years of consecutive passenger growth.
• International traveller volumes increase by 16.5 per cent compared to March 2017.

Melbourne Airport welcomes rail funding

Melbourne Airport today welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment of Commonwealth funding for an airport rail link. 

Malindo Air joins Melbourne Airport with daily flights to Bali

Indonesia is still the top international leisure destination for Victorians and Malindo Air plans on keeping it that way by introducing a daily non-stop service out of Melbourne Airport.

 

Melbourne Airport passenger performance February 2018

Key points

• International passenger growth up 12 per cent compared to February 2017
• Chinese New Year provides added boost to total passenger numbers
• Cebu Pacific Air announces it will enter the Melbourne market in 2018

International tourism skyrocketed in February with close to 900,000 passengers flying in and out of Melbourne Airport, a rise of more than 12 per cent compared to February 2017.