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Virgin Australia guests will have an easier experience at security and access to an expanded range of food and beverage options with the opening of a $30 million-dollar redevelopment of Melbourne Airport’s Terminal 3.

Victorians are returning to the skies in growing numbers and to help them take flight, Melbourne Airport is partnering with nearby councils to link local jobseekers with hundreds of employment opportunities.
 

Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X is returning to Melbourne Airport, with flights between Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne commencing from November.

The number of passengers who used Melbourne Airport last financial year was more than double the year before, as an increasing number of Victorians jetted off on holidays, reunited with loved ones or resumed business travel.

Passengers travelling through Melbourne Airport over the June school holidays should plan to arrive 1-2 hours before a domestic flight and 2-3 hours before an international flight, with the airport expecting its busiest days since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Melbourne Airport continued to see growth in international passengers in May, as Aussies become more confident to travel overseas and foreign visitors return Down Under.

One of the world’s largest airlines has returned to Victoria, restoring an important connection between Melbourne and San Francisco.

Soaring demand for leisure travel across the Grand Prix, Easter and Anzac Day weekends has helped Melbourne Airport to its strongest monthly passenger figure in more than two years.