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Melbourne international passengers jump 25% in July

written by Hannah Dowling | August 10, 2022

The number of international passengers travelling through Melbourne Airport jumped 25 per cent in July compared to June.

According to the airport, a total of 582,000 passengers travelled internationally via Melbourne in July, compared to 465,000 in June. Meanwhile, domestic passenger figures also jumped 5 per cent to over 1.9 million in July.

However, rapidly increasing passenger figures has seen airports around the country overwhelmed amid an underlying staffing shortage, leading to long queues are airport check-in and security areas, and increasing cases of flight delays and cancellations.

As such, the airport is attempting to drive up recruitment across various sections of its business.

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“Melbourne Airport is one of the largest single-site employment hubs in the state, with thousands of different roles across the airlines, ground handlers, ground transport, retail, maintenance and other contractors,” said Melbourne Airport chief executive Lorie Argus.

“The airport is an exciting place to work where no two days are the same, and we want to connect people living in the surrounding suburbs with some of the amazing opportunities made possible by aviation’s recovery.”

Meanwhile, the airport also announced the grand opening of its reimagined Terminals 3 and 4 following the completion of its $30 million project.

After the redesign, Virgin Australia customers travelling out of Terminal 3 will now have easy access to the food and retail precincts within Terminal 4, while the security screening area has been consolidated across both terminals.

The airport has also upgraded its security processes and equipment to allow for passengers to keep their belongings, including laptops, aerosols, and liquids, within their bags, to increase processing capacity and save passengers time at the airport.

Argus said the upgrade work was the largest update this section of the airport has seen in decades, and has been done in recognition of Virgin Australia being the airport’s “fastest growing customer”.

“One of the biggest pinch points for Virgin guests has been the security check points, and we expect this change will help improve the experience for passengers as they pass through screening,” she said.

“A lack of space means expanding existing checkpoints to accommodate modern technology was not an option, but we think consolidating the screening operation results in a better outcome for passengers.”

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