“Easter is always one of our busiest periods and international growth in April was boosted by Easter and the school holidays falling in April rather than March, as they did last year,” said Mr Woodruff.
“Although Asia is still driving our international growth, pleasingly, we’re also seeing solid growth from across all regions. It was also a strong month for Australian passport holders.”
“We’re continuing to transform Melbourne Airport with our new domestic terminal and ground transport hub starting to take shape.”
“We were also pleased to see the recent commitment from the state government to build a rail link to Melbourne Airport as well as oversee the extension of the Tullamarine Freeway. We look forward to working with the state government to make these projects happen and improve access to Victoria’s aviation gateway.”
Passenger figures for April 2014:
| Passengers |
April 2014
|
April 2013
|
April (%)*
|
| International |
651,320
|
572,437
|
13.8%
|
| Domestic |
1,939,008
|
1,879,410
|
3.2%
|
| Total (excl. transits) |
2,590,328
|
2,451,847
|
5.6%
|
*monthly percentage growth compared to April 2013
Strong performing nationalities by passport holders for April 2014 include:
|
North Asia (%)*
|
South East Asia (%)*
|
Europe (%)*
|
Other (%)*
|
|
Hong Kong
|
53.3
|
Singapore
|
28.2
|
Spain
|
34.3
|
Brazil
|
73.3
|
|
Taiwan
|
28.2
|
Malaysia
|
24.1
|
Germany
|
17.5
|
Australia
|
15.1
|
|
Japan
|
25.3
|
Philippines
|
19.2
|
Ireland
|
13.2
|
NZ
|
9.6
|
|
South Korea
|
10.6
|
India
|
11.1
|
Italy
|
12.9
|
Canada
|
7.1
|
|
China
|
8.6
|
Indonesia
|
11.0
|
UK
|
12.2
|
USA
|
3.5
|
*monthly percentage growth compared to April 2013
Melbourne Airport CEO, Chris Woodruff, said that passenger growth was strong across all regions.
“Easter is always one of our busiest periods and international growth in April was boosted by Easter and the school holidays falling in April rather than March, as they did last year,” said Mr Woodruff.
“Although Asia is still driving our international growth, pleasingly, we’re also seeing solid growth from across all regions. It was also a strong month for Australian passport holders.”
“We’re continuing to transform Melbourne Airport with our new domestic terminal and ground transport hub starting to take shape.”
“We were also pleased to see the recent commitment from the state government to build a rail link to Melbourne Airport as well as oversee the extension of the Tullamarine Freeway. We look forward to working with the state government to make these projects happen and improve access to Victoria’s aviation gateway.”
Passenger figures for April 2014:
April 2014
April 2013
April (%)*
651,320
572,437
13.8%
1,939,008
1,879,410
3.2%
2,590,328
2,451,847
5.6%
*monthly percentage growth compared to April 2013
Strong performing nationalities by passport holders for April 2014 include:
North Asia (%)*
South East Asia (%)*
Europe (%)*
Other (%)*
Hong Kong
53.3
Singapore
28.2
Spain
34.3
Brazil
73.3
Taiwan
28.2
Malaysia
24.1
Germany
17.5
Australia
15.1
Japan
25.3
Philippines
19.2
Ireland
13.2
NZ
9.6
South Korea
10.6
India
11.1
Italy
12.9
Canada
7.1
China
8.6
Indonesia
11.0
UK
12.2
USA
3.5
*monthly percentage growth compared to April 2013