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Passenger Performance March 2019

Key points

• Overall 3,096,627 passengers for March 2019.
• Financial year-to-date passenger figures up 2.1%.
• Overall March traveller numbers down 2.1 per cent compared to figures in 2018.

More than 3 million passengers passed through Melbourne Airport in March 2019, 2.1 per cent down on figures during March 2018.
 

Melbourne Airport unveils Australia’s first smart-security screening point

Melbourne Airport is taking the stress out of travel by unveiling the nation’s first fully integrated international security screening point fit-out with Smart Security technology.
 
The redeveloped T2 security screening zone includes eGates plus Smart Security lanes that feature new body scanners and automated tray return systems, making the screening process easier and more efficient for travellers.
 

Melbourne Airport and Conservation Volunteers Australia launch volunteer program

Melbourne Airport and Conservation Volunteers Australia have launched a community volunteer program that will enrich the lives of adult migrants and refugees living in Melbourne’s north-west.
 
The Cross-Cultural Volunteer Program will run for three years and aims to encourage the region’s multicultural community to participate in environmental projects, while gaining language and social skills.
 

Passenger Performance February 2019

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• International passenger volumes up by 2.5 per cent.
• International year-to-date passenger figures up by 6.9 per cent compared to last year.
• Domestic figures up by 1.3 per cent.

Melbourne Airport passenger performance January 2019

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• Busiest day in Terminal 2 Arrivals on 28 January 2019 with 20,715 people
• Busiest month for Terminal 2 Arrivals overall with 577,106 travellers
• Air Vanuatu joins Melbourne Airport with services commencing in June

 
Record numbers of people arrived internationally last month, as more than 577,000 travellers flew into Melbourne during summer.
 

Melbourne Airport welcomes new service to Vanuatu

Victorians will have a new tropical destination to escape to once Air Vanuatu begins flying from Melbourne to Port Vila, located on Vanuatu’s Efate Island, in June.
 
 

Melbourne Airport passenger performance December 2018

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• Terminal 2 records busiest day on record with 40,363 travellers flying on 22 December 2018.
• International passenger throughput up 3.4 per cent compared to December 2017.
• International financial year-to-date traveller numbers up 8 per cent on last year.

 
International passenger numbers at Melbourne Airport climbed once again setting new records during the holiday season.
 

Melbourne Airport passenger performance November 2018

Key points

• International passenger numbers grow 10 per cent to 943,000.
• Financial-year-to-date passenger volumes reach almost 16 million people.
• Extreme weather impacts capacity on Melbourne-Sydney route.

The number of international travellers flying through Melbourne Airport in November grew almost 10 per cent compared to November 2017. More than 85,000 additional international passengers passed through the door, lifting total international numbers to almost 950,000 for the month.