Tag: Melbourne Airport

Mystery substance discovered at Melbourne Airport

Ground handling staff found a suspicious substance on a plane on Friday morning causing emergency services to scramble in hopes of identify the white powder found amongst the luggage after it had arrived from Canada. Melbourne Fire Brigade were called to the airport on Friday morning after the u...

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Melbourne Airport plans ‘huge redevelopment’ as passenger numbers rise

Australia’s Melbourne Airport international arrivals hall is set to undergo renovation to accommodate the airport’s increasing international passenger numbers, beginning this week with the end of the year as the completion date. Upgrade plans include the expansion of the area, with a larger ...

Melbourne and Launceston airports come joint first in sustainability award

Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC), the company which runs Melbourne and Launceston Airports, has been recognised for its commitment to sustainability in the 2019 GRESB Infrastructure Assessment, taking Asset Sector Leader status for Airport Companies in the Transport division. Both M...

Work begins on Melbourne Airport’s new taxiway network

Melbourne Airport has begun construction on a new taxiway network worth $300 million, in the largest airfield investment since the airport’s opening in 1970. Dubbed ‘Taxiway Zulu’, the new airfield asset is set to create hundreds of jobs in the surrounding area over the course of the three...

Melbourne Airport unveils Australia’s first smart-security screening point

Melbourne Airport has unveiled the nation’s first fully integrated international security screening point fit-out with Smart Security technology. The redeveloped T2 security screening zone includes eGates plus Smart Security lanes that feature new body scanners and automated tray return system...

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