Melbourne records highest passenger traffic in December 2022

Melbourne Airport recorded its highest passenger numbers for international travellers in almost three years since pandemic restrictions in December 2022. The airport recorded 766,439 international travellers, almost 120,000 more than November 2022 and 71% of December 2019. Melbourne airport recorded total footfalls of 2,635,925 passengers in December 2022, which is 79% of 3,332,940 passenger footfalls recorded in December 2019. Lorie Argus, Chief Executive Officer, Melbourne Airport said: “We’re expecting further capacity increases in the coming months as Chinese carriers resume flights to Melbourne, VietJet launches direct services to Ho Chi Minh City and Qantas returns to Hong Kong. These flights