Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport was Australia’s best performing major airport in 2010

Melbourne Airport was Australia’s best performing major airport in 2010, up +9.9%, handling 27.7 million passengers ahead of Sydney (+7.8%) and Brisbane (+4.6%).

Melbourne’s international passengers reached a record 5.9 million passengers in 2010 (+13.7%). This performance was notably stronger than Sydney (+6.9%) and Brisbane (+3.3%).

The strong international passenger performance for 2010 was driven by growth from Melbourne’s largest markets, the United Kingdom +8.2%, China up +21.8%, Malaysia +22.2% and Singapore +10.7%. These results reflect the strength of the Melbourne outbound market and Melbourne's standing as a world class destination for leisure, business and education.

Domestically, Melbourne handled 21.7 million passengers (+8.9%). This performance was also ahead of Sydney (+8.2%) and Brisbane (+5.0%).

Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane Airports Domestic, International and Total Passengers, Year Ending December 2010

Airport Overview

Serving over 27 million annual passengers in 2010 Currently the second largest airport in Australia A world-class 24-hour per day curfew free gateway to Melbourne and South-Eastern Australia Single-terminal precinct offering the best Minimum Connection Time (MCT) of any major airport in Australia Melbourne Airport offers significant cost and operational advantages including lower airport charges, higher service levels and connections with an extensive domestic network $330M expansion project on Terminal 2

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