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Melbourne Airport

Tullamarine Airport
File:Melbourne Airport.png
Melbourne airport control tower and a United B747
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAustralia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited
OperatorAustralia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd
ServesMelbourne
LocationMelbourne Airport, adjacent to Tullamarine
Hub for
Elevation AMSL434 ft / 132 m
Websitewww.melbourneairport.com.au
Map
MEL is located in Victoria
MEL
MEL
Location within Victoria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,286 7,500 Asphalt
16/34 3,657 11,998 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Passengers27,700 000[1]
Aircraft Movements195,018
Source: En Route Supplement Australia[2]
Passengers from Melbourne Airport[3]
Movements from Airservices Australia[4]

Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML), also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne and the second busiest in Australia. It was opened in 1970 to replace the nearby Essendon Airport. Melbourne Airport is the sole international airport of the four airports serving the Melbourne metropolitan area.

The airport is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from the city centre. The airport has its own postcode—Melbourne Airport, Victoria (postcode 3045).[5] This is adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine.

The Melbourne—Sydney air route is the fourth most-travelled passenger air route in the world[6] and the busiest in the Asia Pacific region.[7] The airport features direct flights to 33 destinations in all states and territories of Australia in addition to numerous destinations in Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Melbourne is the most common destination for the airports of five of Australia's seven capital cities.N1 Melbourne serves as a major hub for Qantas and Virgin Australia, while Jetstar Airways and Tiger Airways Australia utilise the airport as home base. Melbourne is the busiest airport for international export freight as of September 2010, while second busiest for import freight.[8] Domestically, Melbourne serves as headquarters for Australian air Express and Toll Priority and handles more domestic freight than any other airport in the nation.[9]

In 2003, Melbourne received the International Air Transport Association Eagle Award for service and two National Tourism Awards for tourism services.[10][11][12] The airport comprises four terminals: one international terminal, two domestic terminals and one budget domestic terminal.

History

The main terminal building

Before the opening of Melbourne Airport, Melbourne's main airport was Essendon Airport which was officially designated an international airport in 1950. In the mid 1950s, over 10,000 passengers were using Essendon Airport and the limitations of Essendon Airport were beginning to become apparent. Essendon Airport's facilities were insufficient to meet the increasing demand for air travel; the runways were too short to handle the then new jet airliners and the terminals failed to handle the increase in passengers, by the mid 1950s, an international overflow terminal was built in a new northern hangar. Due to the encroachment of the urban boundary, the airport had become surrounded by residential housing, meaning that expansion of Essendon Airport was not possible. In October 1964, Ansett Australia launched the Boeing 727, the first jet aircraft used for domestic air travel in Australia, placing further strain on Essendon and increasing the need for a new airport.[13]

On 27 November 1962, Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced a five-year plan to provide Melbourne with a A$45 million "jetport" by 1967.[14][15] A site in Tullamarine was chosen, maintaining proximity to Essendon.[13]

In line with the five-year plan, the runways were ready to handle the larger aircraft that Essendon could not handle by 1967, but passenger flights remained at Essendon. Air Force One landed at the airport on 22 December 1967, carrying United States President Lyndon B. Johnson.[16] On 1 July 1970, the airport opened to international operations by Prime Minister John Gorton, ending Essendon's near 2 decade run as Melbourne International Airport. Essendon still was home to domestic flights for one year, until they were transferred to Melbourne Airport on 26 June 1971,[17] and the first arrival of a Boeing 747 occurred later that year.[18] In the first year of operations, Melbourne handled six international airlines and 155,275 international passengers[18]

Australian Airlines aircraft at Melbourne Airport in 1988.

In 1988, the Australian Government formed the Federal Airports Corporation (FAC) and placed Melbourne Airport under operational control of the FAC along with 21 other airports around the nation.[18] The domestic terminals were significantly upgraded in 1990, and an upgrade of the international terminals began in 1991.[18] In April 1994, the Australian Government announced that all airports operated by Federal Airports Corporation would be privatised in several phases.[19] The carparks were upgraded between 1995 and August 1997.[18]

Melbourne Airport was privatised on 2 July 1997 when it was leased to the newly formed Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited.[18] In July 1997, the Melbourne Airport website was launched, providing Australia's first real-time flight operations data over the internet.[18] Since privatisation, further improvements to infrastructure have begun at the airport, including expansion of runways, car parks and terminals.

Melbourne Airport was originally called Tullamarine Airport, after the adjacent suburb of the same name. Tullamarine derives from the indigenous name Tullamareena.[13] International has sporadically been used in the name of the airport. After privatisation, the name changed to Melbourne Airport, following the lead of most other major Australian airports. Locally, the airport is commonly referred to as Tullamarine or simply as Tulla[20][21] to distinguish the airport from the other Melbourne airports: Avalon, Essendon and Moorabbin.

Terminals

Melbourne Airport's terminals have 56 gates: 40 domestic and 16 international.[22] There are five dedicated freighter parking positions on the Southern Freighter Apron.[23] The current terminal numbering system was introduced in July 2005; they were previously known as Qantas Domestic, International, and South (formerly Ansett Domestic).[24]

Terminal 1

Qantas logo at the front of T1
The second pier at Terminal 1 was built in 1999.

Terminal 1 hosts domestic services for Qantas Group airlines, Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink and is located to the northern end of the building. Departures are located on the first floor, while arrivals are located on the ground floor. The terminal has 16 parking bays served by aerobridges; 12 are served by single aerobridges whilst four are served by double aerobridges. There are another five non aerobridge gates, which are used by QantasLink and Jetstar.

In late 1999, an expanded Qantas terminal was opened, featuring a second pier, a new access roadway and the expansion of the terminal. The works cost $50 million and took two years to complete.[25] Today, a wide range of shops and food outlets are situated at the end of the terminal near the entrance into Terminal 2. Qantas has a Qantas Club, Business Class and a Chairman's lounge in the terminal.[26][27]

Terminal 2

T2 International Terminal

Terminal 2 handles all international flights out of Melbourne Airport. The terminal has 16 gates with aerobridges, (although gates 18 & 20 are yet to be fitted). The terminal also has 2 standoff (non aerobridge) gates. Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas (which includes two lounges in Terminal 2, a First lounge and a Business lounge/Qantas Club), Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand/United Airlines and Emirates Airline all operate airline lounges in the terminal.[27] The international terminal, completed in 1996, contains works by noted Australian Indigenous artists including Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri and Gloria Petyarre.[28]

T2 International arrivals

A $330 million expansion programme for Terminal 2 was announced in 2007. The objectives of this project include new lounges and retail facilities, a new satellite terminal, increased luggage capacity and a redesign of customs and security areas.[29] A new satellite terminal features floor-to-ceiling windows offers views of the North-South runway. The new concourse includes three double-decker aerobridges, each accommodating an A380 aircraft or two smaller aircraft and one single aerobridge. The baggage handling capacity will be increased, and two new baggage carousels will cater to increased A380 traffic. Work commenced in November 2007 and will be completed in 2011.[30]

Although described as a satellite terminal, the terminal building is connected by an above-ground corridor to Terminal 2. Departures take place on the lower deck (similar to the A380 boarding lounges currently in use at Gates 9 and 11), with arrivals streamed on to the first floor to connect with the current first floor arrivals deck.

All gates except for 18 and 20 are now handling passengers.

Terminal 3

Gate 13 used by Virgin Australia at T3

Terminal 3 – Originally the Ansett Australia terminal is now owned by Melbourne Airport. Terminal 3 is home to Virgin Australia and Regional Express Airlines. It currently has eleven parking bays served by single aerobridges and eight parking bays not equipped with aerobridges.

An expansion of the terminal was approved in 1989 and completed in 1991 when a second pier was added by Ansett to the south for use by smaller regional airline Kendell.[31][32] The terminal was used exclusively by the Ansett Group for all its domestic activities until its collapse in 2001. It was intended to be used by the "New" Ansett, under ownership of Tesna – however, following the Tesna group's withdrawal of the purchase of Ansett in 2002, the terminal was sold back to Melbourne Airport by Ansett's administrators.[33] as a result, Melbourne Airport undertook a major renovation and facelift of the terminal, following which Virgin Australia (then Virgin Blue) moved in from what was then called Domestic Express (now Terminal 4),[34] and has since began operating The Lounge in the terminal, using the former Ansett Australia Golden Wing Lounge area.[27][35] Regional Express also operates an airline lounge in the terminal.[36]

Terminal 4

Terminal 4—originally called the Domestic Express or South Terminal—is dedicated to budget airlines and is the first facility of its kind at a conventional airport in Australia. It was originally constructed for Virgin Blue (Virgin Australia) and Impulse Airlines. Virgin Blue eventually moved into Terminal 3 following the demise of Ansett.[37] A $5 million refit began in June 2007[38] along the lines of the budget terminal model at Singapore Changi Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Lower landing and airport handling fees are charged to airlines due to the basic facilities, lack of jet bridges, and fewer amenities and retail outlets compared to a conventional terminal. However, the terminal is located next to the main terminal building, unlike in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The terminal was rebuilt by Tiger Airways Australia, which has used it as its main hub since it operated its first domestic flight on 23 November 2007.[39]

Jetstar Airways confirmed its involvement in discussions with Melbourne Airport regarding the expansion of terminal facilities to accommodate for the growth of domestic low-cost services. The proposed expansion of Terminal 4 includes infrastructure to accommodate Tiger Airways Australia and Jetstar Airways flights. These plans are currently in development, and the expansion of Terminal 4 would include the relocation of the current freight centre. If approved, the development is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take five years to complete.[21]

Southern Freighter Apron

The Southern Freighter Apron has five dedicated freighter parking positions which host 21 dedicated freighter operations a week.[23] In August 1997, the fifth freighter parking position and the apron was extended.[18]

Airlines and destinations

Overview of Terminal 1 with Qantas and Jetstar aircraft
Tiger Airways Australia A320 taxiing from T4
Jetstar Airbus A321-200 ready to take off from Runway 27
A Skywest Fokker 100 parked at Melbourne during a turn-around
AirlinesDestinationsTerminal
Air ChinaBeijing-Capital, Shanghai-Pudong2
Air MauritiusPort Louis2
Air New ZealandAuckland, Christchurch, Wellington
Seasonal: Queenstown 		2
Air PacificNadi2
Air VanuatuPort Vila2
AirAsia XKuala Lumpur2
Cathay PacificHong Kong12
China Eastern AirlinesShanghai-Pudong2
China Eastern Airlines operated by Shanghai AirlinesShanghai-Pudong[40]2
China Southern AirlinesGuangzhou2
EmiratesAuckland, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore2
Etihad AirwaysAbu Dhabi2
Garuda IndonesiaDenpasar/Bali, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta2
Jetstar AirwaysAdelaide, Brisbane, Ballina, Cairns, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island, Hobart, Launceston, Newcastle, Perth, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Townsville1
Jetstar AirwaysAuckland, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Christchurch, Denpasar/Bali, Honolulu,[41] Queenstown, Singapore, Sydney2
Korean AirSeoul-Incheon2
Malaysia AirlinesKuala Lumpur2
Norfolk Air operated by Our AirlineNorfolk Island2
Philippine AirlinesManila12
QantasAdelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Karratha, Perth, Port Hedland,[42] Sydney1
QantasAuckland, Hong Kong, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Singapore
Seasonal: Queenstown		2
Qantas operated by JetconnectAuckland, Wellington2
Qantas operated by QantasLinkAdelaide, Canberra, Devonport, Launceston, Mildura1
Qatar AirwaysDoha2
Regional Express AirlinesAlbury, Burnie, Griffith, King Island, Merimbula, Mildura, Mount Gambier, Wagga Wagga3
Royal Brunei AirlinesBandar Seri Begawan[43]2
Singapore AirlinesSingapore2
Skywest Airlines Kalgoorlie, Perth3
Strategic AirlinesPhuket2
Thai Airways InternationalBangkok-Suvarnabhumi2
Tiger Airways AustraliaAdelaide, Alice Springs,[44] Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast, Hobart, Mackay [ends 31 July],[45] Perth, Rockhampton [ends 31 July],[45] Sunshine Coast, Sydney4
United AirlinesLos Angeles12
Vietnam AirlinesHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City2
Virgin AustraliaAdelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Mildura, Newcastle, Perth, Sunshine Coast, Sydney3
Virgin Australia operated by Pacific BlueAuckland, Christchurch, Denpasar/Bali, Nadi
Seasonal: Dunedin [begins 1 November][46]		2
Virgin Australia operated by V AustraliaLos Angeles2

Notes
  • ^1 These flights may make an intermediate stop en route to their listed final destination; however the airlines have no traffic rights to carry passengers solely between Melbourne and the intermediate Australian stop.

Cargo services

The following airlines operate cargo-only services from Melbourne Airport’s Southern Freighter Apron:

Atlas Air Boeing 747 on the Southern Freighter Apron
AirlinesDestinations
Australian air ExpressAdelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Perth, Sydney, Townsville
Cargo Garuda IndonesiaJakarta-Soekarno-Hatta
Cathay Pacific CargoHong Kong, Sydney
MASkargoKuala Lumpur, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Sydney
Qantas FreightAuckland
Qantas Freight operated by Atlas AirAuckland, Chicago-O'Hare, Hong Kong, Honolulu, New York-JFK[47]
Singapore Airlines CargoAdelaide, Auckland, Singapore
Toll PriorityBrisbane, Perth, Sydney
Toll Priority operated by Toll AviationAdelaide, Brisbane, Sydney

Other facilities

Hilton Melbourne International Airport, now known as the Parkroyal

Melbourne Airport is served by four hotels. A Parkroyal Hotel is located 100 metres (330 ft) from Terminal 2 atop the multi-level carpark. Work commenced on the six-story 280 room hotel in January 1999, which was completed in mid-2000.[25] The hotel was originally a Hilton but was relaunched as the Parkroyal on 4 April 2011.[48] Holiday Inn has an outlet located 400 metres (1,300 ft) from the terminal precinct. Motel Formule 1 offers lodgings located 600 metres (2,000 ft) from the terminals. Mantra Tullamarine opened in 2009, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the terminal precinct.[49]

Operations

The T2 sign

Melbourne is the second busiest airport in Australia. The airport is curfew-free and operates 24 hours a day, although between 2 am and 4 am, freight aircraft are more prevalent than passenger flights.[50] In 2004, the environmental management systems were accredited ISO 14001, the world's best practice standard, making it the first airport in Australia to receive such accreditation.[51]

Melbourne Airport terminal precinct

Airbus A380

Construction works were undertaken to prepare the airport for the arrival of the double-decker Airbus A380. The A380 has been purchased by several airlines using the airport, namely Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Thai Airways, Vietnam Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Korean Air, Etihad Airways and Emirates. The improvements included the construction of dual airbridges (Gates 9 and 11) with the ability to board both decks simultaneously to reduce turnaround times, the widening of the North-South runway and remote stands and taxiways by 15 metres (49 ft), the extension of the international terminal building by 20 metres (66 ft) to include new penthouse airline lounges, and the construction of an additional baggage carousel in the arrivals hall. As a result the airport was the first in Australia to be capable of handling the A380.[52] The A380 made its first test flight into the airport on 14 November 2005.[53] On 15 May 2008 the A380 made its first passenger flight into the airport when a Singapore Airlines Sydney-bound flight was diverted from Sydney Airport because of fog.[54]

Beginning services in October 2008, Qantas was the first airline to operate the A380 from the airport, flying nonstop to Los Angeles International Airport twice a week. This was the inaugural route for the Qantas A380.[55] Qantas was followed by Singapore Airlines, who now opearates the A380 daily to Singapore Changi Airport. Singapore Airlines services began on 29 September 2009.[56] Emirates intend to fly the A380 to Dubai International Airport in 2011.[57]

The A380 at the airport for the first time as part of the testing programme

Runways

Melbourne Airport has two intersecting runways: a 3,657 metres (11,998 ft) North-South runway and a 2,286 metres (7,500 ft) East-West runway. Due to increasing traffic, several runway expansions are planned, including an 843 metres (2,766 ft) extension of the North-South runway to lengthen it to 4,500 metres (14,800 ft), and a 1,214 metres (3,983 ft) extension of the East-West runway to a total of 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).[58] Two new runways are also planned: a 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) runway parallel to the current North-South runway[58] and a 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) runway south of the current East-West runway.[58] Traffic movement is expected to reach 248,000 per annum by 2017, necessitating a third runway.[59]

On 5 June 2008, it was announced that the airport intends to install a Category III landing system, allowing planes to land in low visibility conditions, such as fog, by the end of 2008. This system will be the first of its kind in Australia.[60]

Aerial shot of the airport showing runway, taxiway and terminal layout

Awards and accolades

Melbourne Airport has received numerous awards. The International Air Transport Association ranked Melbourne among the top five airports in the world in 1997 and 1998[61][62] and, in 2003, presented it with the Eagle Award.[10][63] The Australian Airport Association named it the Airport of the Year in 1999,[62] while Business Traveller Magazine and Airports Council International have ranked Melbourne in the top ten every year from 1996 to 2000[62][64] and in the top five for airports that handle between 15 and 25 million passengers.[65][66]

The airport has received recognition in other areas. It has won national and state tourism awards,[11][12] and Singapore Airlines presented the airport with the Service Partner Award and Premier Business Partner Award in 2002 and 2004, respectively.[62][67] In 2006, the airport won the Australian Construction Achievement Award for the runway widening project, dubbed "the most outstanding example of construction excellence for 2006".[68]

Melbourne Centre

Main article: Melbourne Centre

In addition to the onsite control tower, the airport is home to Melbourne Centre, an air traffic control facility that is responsible for the separation of aircraft in Australia's busiest Flight Information Region, Melbourne FIR. Melbourne FIR monitors airspace over Victoria, Tasmania, southern New South Wales, most of South Australia, the southern half of Western Australia and airspace over the Indian and Southern Ocean. In total, the centre controls 6% of the world's airspace.[69] The airport is also the home of the Canberra Approach and Melbourne Approach facilities, which provide control services to aircraft arriving and departing at those airports.

Traffic and statistics

Melbourne Airport recorded more than 26.3 million passengers in 2009–10. 5.54 million of those were international, with the remaining 20.63 million being domestic. There were 195,900 aircraft movements, the vast majority being domestic passenger services.[4] In the long term, the compounded average annual growth rate (CAAGR) for passenger movements is between 3.3% and 4.3%. For aircraft movements, the CAAGR is between 1.8% and 2.6%.[58] This firmly entrenches Melbourne as Australia's second busiest airport, ahead of Brisbane[70] and behind Sydney.[71]

The following table lists passenger statistics for Melbourne Airport. Forecast statistics are in dark grey.

Access

Car

Tullamarine Freeway at the Calder Freeway turnoff

Melbourne Airport is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from the city centre and is accessible via CityLink and the Tullamarine Freeway. One freeway offramp runs directly into the airport grounds, and a second to the south serves freight transport, taxis, buses and airport staff.[75] Melbourne Airport has five car parks, all of which operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The short-term, multi-level long-term, business and express carparks are covered, while the long-term parking is not.[76] The main multi-level carpark in front of the terminal was built in the late 1990s, replacing the pre-existing ground-level car parking.[25] It has been progressively expanded ever since.

A Skybus Super Shuttle leaving a bus terminal at Melbourne Airport.

Public transport

The Skybus Super Shuttle service is the main public transport link to the airport, taking approximately 20 minutes to reach Southern Cross Station in the Melbourne central business district. From Southern Cross, travellers can access V/Line regional and Metro Trains Melbourne suburban trains, Yarra Trams and interstate train and bus services.

There are four local bus services to Melbourne Airport. The route 901 SmartBus service was introduced in September 2010,[77] and is much more frequent than the other local bus services.[78]

There are nine other bus companies serving the airport, with services to Ballarat, Bendigo, Dandenong, Frankston, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Melbourne's suburbs, Shepparton and the Riverina.[79] These negate the need to transfer onto V/Line services.

The possibility of installing a rail link from what was known as the Broadmeadows (now the Craigieburn Suburban Line) to the airport was debated in the 1960s, but little progress was made.

[80]

In 2001, the state government investigated the construction of a heavy rail link to the airport under the Linking Victoria programme. Two options were considered; the first branched off the Craigieburn Suburban Line to the east, and the second branched off the Albion Goods Line, which passes close to the airport's boundary to the south. The second option was preferred.[81] Market research concluded most passengers preferred traveling to the airport by taxi or car, and poor patronage of similar links in Sydney and Brisbane cast doubt on the viability of the project.[82] This led to the project being deferred until at least 2012. On 21 July 2008, the Premier of Victoria reaffirmed the government's commitment to a rail link and said that it would be considered within three to five years.[83] To maximise future development options, the airport is lobbying for the on-grounds section of the railway to be underground.[58][84]

In 2010, Martin Pakula, newly appointed State Minister for Public Transport announced that the rail link had been taken off the agenda with new freeway options being explored instead,[80][85] however a change of government at the 2010 Victorian State Election saw policy for the introduction of the rail link return to the agenda, with a promise by the incoming Coalition government to undertake planning for its construction.[86]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 21 February 2005, a mystery illness caused the evacuation and closure of what was then the South Terminal. The incident began at 7:10 am when a female collapsed in the terminal building. The terminal was closed at 10:10 am because several individuals exhibited symptoms and were hospitalised. In all, 57 individuals were treated by ambulance officers, 47 of whom were hospitalised. All flights landing at the affected terminal were bused to the Patrick Freight facility and unloaded. The South Terminal reopened at 6 pm. The mystery illness was never determined.[89][90]
  • On 20 March 2009, Emirates Airline Flight 407, an Airbus A340-500, was taking off from Melbourne Airport on Runway 16 for a flight to Dubai International Airport and failed to become airborne in the normal distance. When the aircraft was nearing the end of the runway, the crew commanded nose-up sharply, causing its tail to scrape along the runway as it became airborne, during which smoke was observed in the cabin. The crew dumped fuel and returned to the airport. The damage caused to the aircraft was considered substantial. The aircraft damaged a strobe light at the end of the runway as well as an antenna on the localiser, which led to the ILS being out of service for some time causing some disruptions to the airport's operation.[91]
  • On 18 May 2011, an anonymous security threat was made against Melbourne and Avalon airports. The threat was delivered as a letter to the Herald Sun and other Melbourne media outlets, prompting state and federal police to "swarm the airport".[92]

Avalon Airport

Main article: Avalon Airport

When Jetstar was established in 2004, it decided to operate flights to Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney from Avalon rather than Melbourne Airport.[93] This made Melbourne the only city in Australia with two commercially served airports and generated airport competition for the first time in an Australian city. To compete with Avalon, Melbourne established the Budget Terminal and lowered landing fees, which made it the cheapest arrival point in Australia[94] and one of the cheapest international airports in the world.[95] Since then, Jetstar has moved its Perth and Adelaide flights to Melbourne Airport.

AirAsia X was widely expected to launch international flights to Kuala Lumpur from Avalon in October 2008.[96] However, Linfox's proposal to upgrade Avalon's international facilities was rejected on 5 June 2008,[97] which prompted AirAsia X to announce flights from Melbourne Airport on 20 August 2008.[98] Linfox vowed to resolve the Government's concerns and build the terminal,[97] but on 14 November 2008, announced that upgrading Avalon to handle international flights would no longer be viable due to the government's resistance.[99] Then on 10 March 2009, Linfox announced that Avalon would indeed handle international flights within two years and the Government would approve of a $50 million terminal by the end of 2009[citation needed].

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The airport is the number one destination for Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Sydney airports. It is not the number one destination for Brisbane or Darwin airports, where it falls second.[74]

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