Melbourne Airport posts highest passenger traffic since pandemic

Wednesday, 19 Feb, 2023 0

Melbourne Airport’s recorded its highest monthly passenger traffic in three years.

The 2,706,962 travellers processed in January2023 was more than double the same month in 2022.

It was also the highest since January 2020.

A new post-pandemic high of 818,572 passengers passed through the international terminal.

Melbourne Airport welcomed back Beijing Capital Airlines which became the sixth mainland Chinese carrier to resume service since China reopened.

Flights from Qingdao will operate twice a week in February before increasing to three times a week from March..

“To have six mainland Chinese carriers resume flights in just a few weeks is a huge testament to our city,“ said Airport CEO Lorie Argus.

Most international flights into Melbourne have been arriving close to full.

“By the end of March we expect to be back to around 80% of pre-pandemic numbers.”



 

profileimage

Ray Monty



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...