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style="--image-width:640px;--image-height:auto;--image-alignment:center center;--image-object-fit:contain"><figure class="image-default"><picture class=" "></picture></figure></div><p>Melbourne Airport has been connecting Victoria to the world for 50 years, welcoming more than three quarters of a billion travellers over the decades. </p><p>Together we can reflect on how far we have come, to be Australia’s busiest 24/7 airport, and to be an airport Melbourne can be proud of.<br/></p></div></div><div class="text-section layout-half "><h4 class="text-section-title">An airport for all Melburnians to cherish</h4><div class="rich-text-area"><p>Reflect on images of the past, with some of the moments that have marked the history of Melbourne Airport and the Australian aviation industry. </p><div class="embed-code"><iframe width="100%" src="https://cdn.flipsnack.com/widget/v2/widget.html?hash=ftuj23inv" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></div><div class="text-section layout-half "><h4 class="text-section-title">The jump start Melbourne needed</h4><div class="rich-text-area"><p>The opening of the international airport on 1 July 1970 allowed the world to come to Melbourne, and the hopes and dreams of Melburnians to take flight.</p><div class="embed-code"><div id="video"><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O2LidIWNKpw" height="500px" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"></iframe></div></div></div></div><div class="text-section layout-half "><h4 class="text-section-title">Five decades of milestone moments </h4><div class="rich-text-area"><p>Melbourne Airport has grown into Victoria’s primary gateway for air travel, tourism and freight. Look at how much has been achieved in 50 years of connecting Victoria to the world. </p><div class="tabbed-content"><div class="swiper tabs tag-list" role="tablist" aria-orientation="horizontal"><div class="swiper-wrapper"><div class="swiper-slide" role="tab" aria-controls="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-0" aria-selected="true" id="tab-:R2kmmm:-0" tabindex="0"><button type="button" class="tag tag-skin-3 tag-size-sm tag-clickable tag-size-lg"><div class="tag-content"><span class="tag-text">1970s</span></div></button></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="tab" aria-controls="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-1" aria-selected="false" id="tab-:R2kmmm:-1" tabindex="-1"><button type="button" class="tag tag-skin-3 tag-size-sm tag-clickable tag-size-lg"><div class="tag-content"><span class="tag-text">1980s</span></div></button></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="tab" aria-controls="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-2" aria-selected="false" id="tab-:R2kmmm:-2" tabindex="-1"><button type="button" class="tag tag-skin-3 tag-size-sm tag-clickable tag-size-lg"><div class="tag-content"><span class="tag-text">1990s</span></div></button></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="tab" aria-controls="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-3" aria-selected="false" id="tab-:R2kmmm:-3" tabindex="-1"><button type="button" class="tag tag-skin-3 tag-size-sm tag-clickable tag-size-lg"><div class="tag-content"><span class="tag-text">2000s</span></div></button></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="tab" aria-controls="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-4" aria-selected="false" id="tab-:R2kmmm:-4" tabindex="-1"><button type="button" class="tag tag-skin-3 tag-size-sm tag-clickable tag-size-lg"><div class="tag-content"><span class="tag-text">2010s</span></div></button></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="tab" aria-controls="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-5" aria-selected="false" id="tab-:R2kmmm:-5" tabindex="-1"><button type="button" class="tag tag-skin-3 tag-size-sm tag-clickable tag-size-lg"><div class="tag-content"><span class="tag-text">2020</span></div></button></div></div></div><div class="tabs-content" style="height:auto"><div role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-:R2kmmm:-0" id="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-0" class="tabs-content-item tabs-content-item-active" style="transform:translate3d(-0%, 0px, 0px)"><div class="tabs-content-item-inner"><div class="image-wrapper " style="--image-width:1200px;--image-height:auto;--image-alignment:center center;--image-object-fit:contain"><figure class="image-default"><picture class=" "></picture></figure></div><div class="table-wrapper"><table class="table table-desktop"><thead><tr><td><strong>May 1959</strong></td><td>Sir Robert Menzies Prime Minister of Australia (1939 - 1941, 1949 - 1966) announces that a new airport will be built at Tullamarine</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>27 November 1962</strong></td><td>Government approves a five-year plan for a new international jet airport (“jetport”) at a cost of $45M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>11 November 1964</strong></td><td>First sod turned by then Senator John Gorton commencing construction at Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td><strong>August 1965</strong></td><td>First sod turned by then Senator John Gorton commencing construction at Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 1970</strong></td><td><p>RT. Hon. J.G. Gorton Prime Minister of Australia (1969 -1971) officially opens Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine for international operations</p><ul><li>First international arrival, Alitalia AZ723 from Rome</li><li>First international departure, Qantas QF530 City of Bendigo to San Francisco</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>15 August 1970</strong></td><td>Astrojet Space and Science Centre opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 June 1971</strong></td><td>Domestic operations commence at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 June 1972</strong></td><td>Concorde prototype arrives in Melbourne from London on its first international proving flight</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1973</strong></td><td>Expansion works completed to allow Boeing 747’s to service the airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>c1975</strong></td><td>In a world first, Trans Australia Airlines paints a mural on an aircraft and also mounts a movie camera to the tail of VH-TJB Boeing 727-76 for brand promotion</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 to 12 August 1975</strong></td><td>Concorde conducts a series of environmental test flights between Melbourne and Singapore</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 1975</strong></td><td>Inaugural Pan Am service from New York to Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td><strong>March 1976</strong></td><td>AC/DC arrives at Melbourne Airport for their concert at Sidney Myer Music Bowl</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 March 1977</strong></td><td>ABBA arrives at Melbourne Airport for the Moomba performance at Sidney Myer Music Bowl</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November</strong> <strong>1977</strong></td><td>Inaugural Lufthansa service from Frankfurt to Melbourne</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="table table-mobile"><thead><tr><td><strong>May 1959</strong></td><td>Sir Robert Menzies Prime Minister of Australia (1939 - 1941, 1949 - 1966) announces that a new airport will be built at Tullamarine</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>27 November 1962</strong></td><td>Government approves a five-year plan for a new international jet airport (“jetport”) at a cost of $45M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>11 November 1964</strong></td><td>First sod turned by then Senator John Gorton commencing construction at Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td><strong>August 1965</strong></td><td>First sod turned by then Senator John Gorton commencing construction at Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 1970</strong></td><td><p>RT. Hon. J.G. Gorton Prime Minister of Australia (1969 -1971) officially opens Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine for international operations</p><ul><li>First international arrival, Alitalia AZ723 from Rome</li><li>First international departure, Qantas QF530 City of Bendigo to San Francisco</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>15 August 1970</strong></td><td>Astrojet Space and Science Centre opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 June 1971</strong></td><td>Domestic operations commence at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 June 1972</strong></td><td>Concorde prototype arrives in Melbourne from London on its first international proving flight</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1973</strong></td><td>Expansion works completed to allow Boeing 747’s to service the airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>c1975</strong></td><td>In a world first, Trans Australia Airlines paints a mural on an aircraft and also mounts a movie camera to the tail of VH-TJB Boeing 727-76 for brand promotion</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 to 12 August 1975</strong></td><td>Concorde conducts a series of environmental test flights between Melbourne and Singapore</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 1975</strong></td><td>Inaugural Pan Am service from New York to Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td><strong>March 1976</strong></td><td>AC/DC arrives at Melbourne Airport for their concert at Sidney Myer Music Bowl</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 March 1977</strong></td><td>ABBA arrives at Melbourne Airport for the Moomba performance at Sidney Myer Music Bowl</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November</strong> <strong>1977</strong></td><td>Inaugural Lufthansa service from Frankfurt to Melbourne</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-:R2kmmm:-1" id="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-1" class="tabs-content-item " style="transform:translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0px)"><div class="tabs-content-item-inner"><p><br/></p><div class="image-wrapper " style="--image-width:1200px;--image-height:auto;--image-alignment:center center;--image-object-fit:contain"><figure class="image-default"><picture class=" "></picture></figure></div><div class="table-wrapper"><table class="table table-desktop"><thead><tr><td><strong>22 July 1981</strong></td><td>First wide-bodied commercial service by an Australian domestic airline, the Airbus A300 by Trans Australia Airlines from Melbourne to Sydney</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>17 April 1983</strong></td><td>The Prince and Princess of Wales conclude their four-week royal tour and fly out of Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>27 June 1983</strong></td><td>First commercial service of a Boeing 767 in Australia, by Ansett from Melbourne to Sydney</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1986</strong></td><td>Trans Australia Airlines changes its name to Australian Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1986</strong></td><td>First commercial service of a Boeing 737 by Australian Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>January 1988</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport placed under the control of the Federal Airports Corporation (FAC)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 February 1989</strong></td><td>First commercial service of an Airbus A320 in Australia, by Ansett Australia from Melbourne to Sydney</td></tr><tr><td><strong>18 August 1989</strong></td><td>Australian Pilots’ dispute coordinated by Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) impacting Ansett, East-West, Ipec and Trans Australia Airlines</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="table table-mobile"><thead><tr><td><strong>22 July 1981</strong></td><td>First wide-bodied commercial service by an Australian domestic airline, the Airbus A300 by Trans Australia Airlines from Melbourne to Sydney</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>17 April 1983</strong></td><td>The Prince and Princess of Wales conclude their four-week royal tour and fly out of Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>27 June 1983</strong></td><td>First commercial service of a Boeing 767 in Australia, by Ansett from Melbourne to Sydney</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1986</strong></td><td>Trans Australia Airlines changes its name to Australian Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1986</strong></td><td>First commercial service of a Boeing 737 by Australian Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>January 1988</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport placed under the control of the Federal Airports Corporation (FAC)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 February 1989</strong></td><td>First commercial service of an Airbus A320 in Australia, by Ansett Australia from Melbourne to Sydney</td></tr><tr><td><strong>18 August 1989</strong></td><td>Australian Pilots’ dispute coordinated by Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) impacting Ansett, East-West, Ipec and Trans Australia Airlines</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-:R2kmmm:-2" id="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-2" class="tabs-content-item " style="transform:translate3d(-200%, 0px, 0px)"><div class="tabs-content-item-inner"><div class="image-wrapper " style="--image-width:1200px;--image-height:auto;--image-alignment:center center;--image-object-fit:contain"><figure class="image-default"><picture class=" "></picture></figure></div><div class="table-wrapper"><table class="table table-desktop"><thead><tr><td><strong>1990</strong></td><td>Deregulation of the Australian airline industry</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1990</strong></td><td>Compass Airlines (MkI), Australia’s first low cost airline commences operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 September 1990</strong></td><td>Betty Wilson, 10 millionth international passenger, lands at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>October 1990</strong></td><td>Trans Australia Airlines acquires Sunstate Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>25 October 1990</strong></td><td>Nelson Mandela arrives at Melbourne Airport on the final leg of his three-day historic visit to Australia</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1991</strong></td><td>Expansion of Ansett domestic terminal completed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1991</strong></td><td>International terminal upgrade commences with a redevelopment cost of $177M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 December 1991</strong></td><td>Compass MkI ceases operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1992</strong></td><td>Compass MkII commences operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 September 1992</strong></td><td>Qantas acquisition of Australian Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 1992</strong></td><td>Impulse Airlines commences operations initially as a regional airline, then as a low-cost competitor on the eastern seaboard</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1993</strong></td><td>Compass MkII ceases operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 November 1993</strong></td><td>Madonna lands at Melbourne Airport as part of her Australian leg of ‘The Girlie Show World Tour’</td></tr><tr><td><strong>April 1994</strong></td><td>Australian Government announces plans to privatise all airports owned by the FAC</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 December 1995</strong></td><td>Prototype Boeing 777 visits Melbourne Airport on a demonstration tour</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1996</strong></td><td>Inaugural Emirates service from Melbourne to Dubai via Singapore, introducing the B777 to Australia</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1996</strong></td><td>T2 international satellite was expanded at a cost of $65M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 July 1997</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport leased to Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited (APAC) for $1.3B over 50 years</td></tr><tr><td><strong>3 July 1997</strong></td><td>Launch of Melbourne Airport’s website with real time flight information</td></tr><tr><td><strong>August 1997</strong></td><td>Southern freighter apron extended</td></tr><tr><td><strong>August 1997</strong></td><td>Multi-storey car park completed at a cost of $49M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>10 March 1998</strong></td><td>Official opening of new cargo terminal, BOC Cargo Services</td></tr><tr><td><strong>May 1998</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport launches a new identity, incorporating an ‘M’ and ‘A’, inspired by the city’s spires and the Yarra River</td></tr><tr><td><strong>29 May 1998</strong></td><td>APAC acquires the lease for Launceston Airport for $18.8M over 50 years</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 1998</strong></td><td>Redevelopment of the food court completed, including two new outlets, Noodle Bar and Sbarro</td></tr><tr><td><strong>January 1999</strong></td><td>Work commences on the Hilton Hotel (now PARKROYAL) at a cost of $55M</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="table table-mobile"><thead><tr><td><strong>1990</strong></td><td>Deregulation of the Australian airline industry</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>1990</strong></td><td>Compass Airlines (MkI), Australia’s first low cost airline commences operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 September 1990</strong></td><td>Betty Wilson, 10 millionth international passenger, lands at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>October 1990</strong></td><td>Trans Australia Airlines acquires Sunstate Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>25 October 1990</strong></td><td>Nelson Mandela arrives at Melbourne Airport on the final leg of his three-day historic visit to Australia</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1991</strong></td><td>Expansion of Ansett domestic terminal completed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1991</strong></td><td>International terminal upgrade commences with a redevelopment cost of $177M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 December 1991</strong></td><td>Compass MkI ceases operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1992</strong></td><td>Compass MkII commences operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 September 1992</strong></td><td>Qantas acquisition of Australian Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 1992</strong></td><td>Impulse Airlines commences operations initially as a regional airline, then as a low-cost competitor on the eastern seaboard</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1993</strong></td><td>Compass MkII ceases operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 November 1993</strong></td><td>Madonna lands at Melbourne Airport as part of her Australian leg of ‘The Girlie Show World Tour’</td></tr><tr><td><strong>April 1994</strong></td><td>Australian Government announces plans to privatise all airports owned by the FAC</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 December 1995</strong></td><td>Prototype Boeing 777 visits Melbourne Airport on a demonstration tour</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1996</strong></td><td>Inaugural Emirates service from Melbourne to Dubai via Singapore, introducing the B777 to Australia</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1996</strong></td><td>T2 international satellite was expanded at a cost of $65M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 July 1997</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport leased to Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited (APAC) for $1.3B over 50 years</td></tr><tr><td><strong>3 July 1997</strong></td><td>Launch of Melbourne Airport’s website with real time flight information</td></tr><tr><td><strong>August 1997</strong></td><td>Southern freighter apron extended</td></tr><tr><td><strong>August 1997</strong></td><td>Multi-storey car park completed at a cost of $49M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>10 March 1998</strong></td><td>Official opening of new cargo terminal, BOC Cargo Services</td></tr><tr><td><strong>May 1998</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport launches a new identity, incorporating an ‘M’ and ‘A’, inspired by the city’s spires and the Yarra River</td></tr><tr><td><strong>29 May 1998</strong></td><td>APAC acquires the lease for Launceston Airport for $18.8M over 50 years</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 1998</strong></td><td>Redevelopment of the food court completed, including two new outlets, Noodle Bar and Sbarro</td></tr><tr><td><strong>January 1999</strong></td><td>Work commences on the Hilton Hotel (now PARKROYAL) at a cost of $55M</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-:R2kmmm:-3" id="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-3" class="tabs-content-item " style="transform:translate3d(-300%, 0px, 0px)"><div class="tabs-content-item-inner"><div class="image-wrapper " style="--image-width:1110px;--image-height:auto;--image-alignment:center center;--image-object-fit:contain"><figure class="image-default"><picture class=" "></picture></figure></div><div class="table-wrapper"><table class="table table-desktop"><thead><tr><td><strong>1 November 2000</strong></td><td>Inaugural Thai Airways service from Melbourne to Phuket</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>4 December 2000</strong></td><td>The Domestic Express Terminal opens at a cost of $9M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>7 December 2000</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Southern Airlines service from Melbourne to Guangzhou</td></tr><tr><td><strong>23 March 2001</strong></td><td>The Hilton Hotel at Melbourne Airport opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 March 2001</strong></td><td>British Airways recommences services from Melbourne to London via Singapore</td></tr><tr><td><strong>17 May 2001</strong></td><td>Inaugural scheduled service into Melbourne by Virgin Blue</td></tr><tr><td><strong>11 September 2001</strong></td><td>Air services from Australia are disrupted following the USA terrorism attacks</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 September 2001</strong></td><td>Ansett Australia Group placed into administration</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 October 2001</strong></td><td>Inaugural Philippine Airlines service from Melbourne to Manila</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2001</strong></td><td>Impulse Airlines absorbed into the QantasLink group of subsidiary companies</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 November 2001</strong></td><td>Inaugural Air Canada service from Toronto to Melbourne via Honolulu</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 March 2002</strong></td><td>Last flight into Melbourne Airport by Ansett</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 August 2002</strong></td><td>South Terminal officially opens welcoming Virgin Blue and Regional Express as the first airlines to operate from the facility, formerly known as the Ansett Terminal </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 August 2003</strong></td><td>Emirates commences services from Melbourne to Auckland</td></tr><tr><td><strong>16 December 2003</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Eastern service from Melbourne to Shanghai via Sydney</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 March 2004</strong></td><td>Inaugural Pacific Blue service from Melbourne to Christchurch</td></tr><tr><td><strong>25 May 2004</strong></td><td>Inaugural scheduled service from Melbourne Airport by Jetstar Airways</td></tr><tr><td><strong>May 2005</strong></td><td>North-south runway widened by 15m to facilitate Airbus A380 operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 2005</strong></td><td>Opening of car park with additional 2,500 car spaces at a cost of $40M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 2005</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport terminals renamed to T1, T2 and T3</td></tr><tr><td><strong>10 November 2005</strong></td><td>Australia’s first dual A380 aerobridge becomes operational</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 November 2005</strong></td><td>Airbus A380 lands at Melbourne Airport on its first long haul test flight outside Europe for Qantas</td></tr><tr><td><strong>10 March 2006</strong></td><td>T2 expansion completed to accommodate the A380</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2006</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Bangkok</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2006</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Bali</td></tr><tr><td><strong>29 December 2006</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Honolulu</td></tr><tr><td><strong>22 October 2007</strong></td><td>Inaugural Korean Air service from Melbourne to Seoul</td></tr><tr><td><strong>23 November 2007</strong></td><td>Tiger Airways commences operations, headquartered at Melbourne Airport </td></tr><tr><td><strong>21 November 2007</strong></td><td>Inaugural Skywest service from Melbourne to Kalgoorlie, renamed as Virgin Australia Regional Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>15 May 2008</strong></td><td>First A380 Singapore Airlines passenger flight lands at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 June 2008</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport announces plans to install a Category III Instrument Landing System</td></tr><tr><td><strong>21 October 2008</strong></td><td>Inaugural Qantas A380 service from Melbourne to Los Angeles</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 November 2008</strong></td><td>Inaugural AirAsia X service from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur. Ceases operations in 2018</td></tr><tr><td><strong>March 2009</strong></td><td>Inaugural Etihad Airways service from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2009</strong></td><td>Inaugural Qatar Airways service from Melbourne to Doha</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="table table-mobile"><thead><tr><td><strong>1 November 2000</strong></td><td>Inaugural Thai Airways service from Melbourne to Phuket</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>4 December 2000</strong></td><td>The Domestic Express Terminal opens at a cost of $9M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>7 December 2000</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Southern Airlines service from Melbourne to Guangzhou</td></tr><tr><td><strong>23 March 2001</strong></td><td>The Hilton Hotel at Melbourne Airport opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 March 2001</strong></td><td>British Airways recommences services from Melbourne to London via Singapore</td></tr><tr><td><strong>17 May 2001</strong></td><td>Inaugural scheduled service into Melbourne by Virgin Blue</td></tr><tr><td><strong>11 September 2001</strong></td><td>Air services from Australia are disrupted following the USA terrorism attacks</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 September 2001</strong></td><td>Ansett Australia Group placed into administration</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 October 2001</strong></td><td>Inaugural Philippine Airlines service from Melbourne to Manila</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2001</strong></td><td>Impulse Airlines absorbed into the QantasLink group of subsidiary companies</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 November 2001</strong></td><td>Inaugural Air Canada service from Toronto to Melbourne via Honolulu</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 March 2002</strong></td><td>Last flight into Melbourne Airport by Ansett</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 August 2002</strong></td><td>South Terminal officially opens welcoming Virgin Blue and Regional Express as the first airlines to operate from the facility, formerly known as the Ansett Terminal </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 August 2003</strong></td><td>Emirates commences services from Melbourne to Auckland</td></tr><tr><td><strong>16 December 2003</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Eastern service from Melbourne to Shanghai via Sydney</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 March 2004</strong></td><td>Inaugural Pacific Blue service from Melbourne to Christchurch</td></tr><tr><td><strong>25 May 2004</strong></td><td>Inaugural scheduled service from Melbourne Airport by Jetstar Airways</td></tr><tr><td><strong>May 2005</strong></td><td>North-south runway widened by 15m to facilitate Airbus A380 operations</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 2005</strong></td><td>Opening of car park with additional 2,500 car spaces at a cost of $40M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 2005</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport terminals renamed to T1, T2 and T3</td></tr><tr><td><strong>10 November 2005</strong></td><td>Australia’s first dual A380 aerobridge becomes operational</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 November 2005</strong></td><td>Airbus A380 lands at Melbourne Airport on its first long haul test flight outside Europe for Qantas</td></tr><tr><td><strong>10 March 2006</strong></td><td>T2 expansion completed to accommodate the A380</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2006</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Bangkok</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2006</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Bali</td></tr><tr><td><strong>29 December 2006</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Honolulu</td></tr><tr><td><strong>22 October 2007</strong></td><td>Inaugural Korean Air service from Melbourne to Seoul</td></tr><tr><td><strong>23 November 2007</strong></td><td>Tiger Airways commences operations, headquartered at Melbourne Airport </td></tr><tr><td><strong>21 November 2007</strong></td><td>Inaugural Skywest service from Melbourne to Kalgoorlie, renamed as Virgin Australia Regional Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>15 May 2008</strong></td><td>First A380 Singapore Airlines passenger flight lands at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 June 2008</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport announces plans to install a Category III Instrument Landing System</td></tr><tr><td><strong>21 October 2008</strong></td><td>Inaugural Qantas A380 service from Melbourne to Los Angeles</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 November 2008</strong></td><td>Inaugural AirAsia X service from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur. Ceases operations in 2018</td></tr><tr><td><strong>March 2009</strong></td><td>Inaugural Etihad Airways service from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2009</strong></td><td>Inaugural Qatar Airways service from Melbourne to Doha</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-:R2kmmm:-4" id="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-4" class="tabs-content-item " style="transform:translate3d(-400%, 0px, 0px)"><div class="tabs-content-item-inner"><div class="image-wrapper " style="--image-width:1200px;--image-height:auto;--image-alignment:center center;--image-object-fit:contain"><figure class="image-default"><picture class=" "></picture></figure></div><div class="table-wrapper"><table class="table table-desktop"><thead><tr><td><strong>Late 2011</strong></td><td>T2 expansion completed at a cost of $330M</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>December 2011</strong></td><td>The first ‘Victoria’s Secret’ store in Victoria opens at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2011</strong></td><td>Celebrity chefs Frank Camorra and Shannon Bennett open dining venues in T2 departures </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td>Runway overlay project completed at a cost of $55M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>17 April 2012</strong></td><td>A ‘Sister Airport’ agreement is signed between Melbourne Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>31 January 2013</strong></td><td>100 millionth international passenger departs from Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>27 February 2013</strong></td><td>Inaugural Sichuan Airlines service from Melbourne to Chengdu</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 August 2013</strong></td><td>Inaugural Air India flight from Melbourne to Delhi. It was also the first B787 Dreamliner flight into Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 October 2013</strong></td><td>Essendon Football Club commences training on new grounds within the Melbourne Airport Business Park</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2013</strong></td><td>‘Ring & Ride’ wait zone opens, allowing friends and family to wait for arriving passengers for free for 20 minutes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 December 2013</strong></td><td>Jetstar commences services from Melbourne to Phuket</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 March 2014</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport’s new air traffic control tower officially opens at a cost of $19M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 March 2014</strong></td><td>Jetstar commences services from Melbourne to Osaka</td></tr><tr><td><strong>April 2014</strong></td><td>Jetstar commences services from Melbourne to Tokyo </td></tr><tr><td><strong>3 April 2014</strong></td><td>Inaugural Royal Brunei B787 service from Melbourne to London via Brunei and Dubai</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 October 2014</strong></td><td>Inaugural international United Airlines B787-9 Dreamliner service, from Melbourne to Los Angeles</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2014</strong></td><td>Inaugural AirCalin service from Melbourne to Noumea</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 December 2014</strong></td><td>Inaugural Indonesia AirAsia X service from Melbourne to Bali</td></tr><tr><td><strong>March 2015</strong></td><td>Inaugural Tigerair service from Melbourne to Bali</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 June 2015</strong></td><td>Inaugural Air China service from Melbourne to Beijing</td></tr><tr><td><strong>21 September 2015</strong></td><td>Lyell Strambi commences his appointment as Managing Director and CEO of APAC </td></tr><tr><td><strong>25 October 2015</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Airlines service from Melbourne to Taipei</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2015</strong></td><td>First triple aerobridges with glass sidewalls to service the A380 at Bays D9 and D11 completed </td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 November 2015</strong></td><td>Inaugural Scoot Airlines service from Melbourne to Singapore</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2015</strong></td><td>Emirates open their new T2 lounge</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 December 2015</strong></td><td>T4 officially opened by Scott Morrison Federal Treasurer (2015 - 2018), at a cost of $225M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>April 2016</strong></td><td>Papa, Uniform and Golf (PUGs) Taxiway Slab Replacement Program completed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 May 2016</strong></td><td>Etihad Airways new lounge opens at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 June 2016</strong></td><td>Emirates celebrates 20 years of flying to Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 2016</strong></td><td>Inaugural Xiamen Air service from Melbourne to Xiamen</td></tr><tr><td><strong>10 August 2016</strong></td><td>Landing of first A350 at Melbourne Airport by Singapore Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 September 2016</strong></td><td>Inaugural Beijing Capital Airlines service from Melbourne to Shenyang</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 November 2016</strong></td><td>Inaugural Hainan Airlines service from Melbourne to Xi’an and Melbourne to Changsha</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 December 2016</strong></td><td>Inaugural Vietnam Airlines B787 service from Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City</td></tr><tr><td><strong>16 December 2016</strong></td><td>Qantas daily service from Melbourne to Narita commences</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 April 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Virgin Australia service from Melbourne to Los Angeles</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 May 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 June 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Southern Airlines service from Melbourne to Shenzhen</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 July 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Virgin Australia service from Melbourne to Hong Kong</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 September 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Japan Airlines service from Melbourne to Tokyo</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 September 2017</strong></td><td>First ‘pay as you go’ Marhaba Lounge opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>13 September 2017</strong></td><td>Australia’s largest catering facility, Alpha Flight Services within the Melbourne Airport Business Park opens </td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 October 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Thai Airways service from Melbourne to Bangkok</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 October 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural LATAM Airlines service from Melbourne to Santiago</td></tr><tr><td><strong>29 October 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural SriLankan Airlines service from Melbourne to Colombo</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 November 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Tianjin Airlines service from Melbourne to Chonggong. Melbourne was the only Australian airport to be serviced by Tianjin</td></tr><tr><td><strong>17 November 2017</strong></td><td>Melbourne Duty Free by Dufry ‘next generation’ concept store opens in T2 departures</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 November 2017</strong></td><td>T2 upgrade featuring customised hybrid desks for international airlines opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2017</strong></td><td>The eighth baggage reclaim, the largest carousel at Melbourne Airport, becomes operational</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2017</strong></td><td>Local craft brewery ‘Stomping Ground’ pops up a new beer garden called T3 ½</td></tr><tr><td><strong>6 December 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Zhengzhou</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 December 2017</strong></td><td>T2 luxury retail and dining precinct opens </td></tr><tr><td><strong>17 December 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Xiamen Airlines service from Melbourne to Hangzhou</td></tr><tr><td><strong>March 2018</strong></td><td>T4 named the best low - cost terminal in the Australia/Pacific region by Skytrax</td></tr><tr><td><strong>24 March 2018</strong></td><td>Qantas launches services from Melbourne to London Heathrow via Perth</td></tr><tr><td><strong>25 March 2018</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Airlines service from Melbourne to Taipei</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 May 2018</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport updates its brand identity </td></tr><tr><td><strong>3 June 2018</strong></td><td>Air Canada launches year-round service from Melbourne to Vancouver</td></tr><tr><td><strong>8 June 2018</strong></td><td>Inaugural Malindo Air service from Melbourne to Denpasar</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 June 2018</strong></td><td>Qantas launches B737-800 service from Melbourne to Denpasar</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 June 2018</strong></td><td>Aeronautical Services Agreement (ASA) with 37 airlines, representing 94% of the international carriers operating out of Melbourne fully executed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 August 2018</strong></td><td>Inaugural Cebu Pacific service from Melbourne to Manila</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 September 2018</strong></td><td>Qantas recommences services from Melbourne to San Francisco</td></tr><tr><td><strong>13 October 2018</strong></td><td>Melbourne Jet Base located within the Melbourne Airport Business Park opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 October 2018</strong></td><td>Inaugural Virgin Australia service from Melbourne to Queenstown</td></tr><tr><td><strong>19 November 2018</strong></td><td>Installation of Australia’s largest outdoor digital advertising screens on the T4 car park</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 March 2019</strong></td><td>Australia’s first smart-security screening point in T2 unveiled </td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 May 2019</strong></td><td>New agreement with Qantas reached for the operation of T1</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 June 2019</strong></td><td>$100K annual community grants program announced </td></tr><tr><td><strong>18 June 2019</strong></td><td>Air Vanuatu recommences services from Melbourne to Port Vila</td></tr><tr><td><strong>24 June 2019</strong></td><td>Taxiway Zulu Project commenced to deliver new capacity, new routes, new terminal facilities and new levels of operational performance at a cost of over $300M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 September 2019</strong></td><td>First sod turned on construction of a new Accor Hotel in the airport’s Hive precinct</td></tr><tr><td><strong>October 2019</strong></td><td>T2 arrivals hall expansion construction commenced</td></tr><tr><td><strong>31 October 2019</strong></td><td>Inaugural United Airlines service from Melbourne to San Francisco</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2019</strong></td><td>T2 and T3 hospitality overhaul completed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>11 December 2019</strong></td><td>Multi-million dollar moving walkways inside T4 commence operation </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="table table-mobile"><thead><tr><td><strong>Late 2011</strong></td><td>T2 expansion completed at a cost of $330M</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>December 2011</strong></td><td>The first ‘Victoria’s Secret’ store in Victoria opens at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2011</strong></td><td>Celebrity chefs Frank Camorra and Shannon Bennett open dining venues in T2 departures </td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td>Runway overlay project completed at a cost of $55M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>17 April 2012</strong></td><td>A ‘Sister Airport’ agreement is signed between Melbourne Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>31 January 2013</strong></td><td>100 millionth international passenger departs from Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>27 February 2013</strong></td><td>Inaugural Sichuan Airlines service from Melbourne to Chengdu</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 August 2013</strong></td><td>Inaugural Air India flight from Melbourne to Delhi. It was also the first B787 Dreamliner flight into Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 October 2013</strong></td><td>Essendon Football Club commences training on new grounds within the Melbourne Airport Business Park</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2013</strong></td><td>‘Ring & Ride’ wait zone opens, allowing friends and family to wait for arriving passengers for free for 20 minutes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 December 2013</strong></td><td>Jetstar commences services from Melbourne to Phuket</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 March 2014</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport’s new air traffic control tower officially opens at a cost of $19M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 March 2014</strong></td><td>Jetstar commences services from Melbourne to Osaka</td></tr><tr><td><strong>April 2014</strong></td><td>Jetstar commences services from Melbourne to Tokyo </td></tr><tr><td><strong>3 April 2014</strong></td><td>Inaugural Royal Brunei B787 service from Melbourne to London via Brunei and Dubai</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 October 2014</strong></td><td>Inaugural international United Airlines B787-9 Dreamliner service, from Melbourne to Los Angeles</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2014</strong></td><td>Inaugural AirCalin service from Melbourne to Noumea</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 December 2014</strong></td><td>Inaugural Indonesia AirAsia X service from Melbourne to Bali</td></tr><tr><td><strong>March 2015</strong></td><td>Inaugural Tigerair service from Melbourne to Bali</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 June 2015</strong></td><td>Inaugural Air China service from Melbourne to Beijing</td></tr><tr><td><strong>21 September 2015</strong></td><td>Lyell Strambi commences his appointment as Managing Director and CEO of APAC </td></tr><tr><td><strong>25 October 2015</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Airlines service from Melbourne to Taipei</td></tr><tr><td><strong>November 2015</strong></td><td>First triple aerobridges with glass sidewalls to service the A380 at Bays D9 and D11 completed </td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 November 2015</strong></td><td>Inaugural Scoot Airlines service from Melbourne to Singapore</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2015</strong></td><td>Emirates open their new T2 lounge</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 December 2015</strong></td><td>T4 officially opened by Scott Morrison Federal Treasurer (2015 - 2018), at a cost of $225M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>April 2016</strong></td><td>Papa, Uniform and Golf (PUGs) Taxiway Slab Replacement Program completed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 May 2016</strong></td><td>Etihad Airways new lounge opens at Melbourne Airport</td></tr><tr><td><strong>26 June 2016</strong></td><td>Emirates celebrates 20 years of flying to Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 2016</strong></td><td>Inaugural Xiamen Air service from Melbourne to Xiamen</td></tr><tr><td><strong>10 August 2016</strong></td><td>Landing of first A350 at Melbourne Airport by Singapore Airlines</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 September 2016</strong></td><td>Inaugural Beijing Capital Airlines service from Melbourne to Shenyang</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 November 2016</strong></td><td>Inaugural Hainan Airlines service from Melbourne to Xi’an and Melbourne to Changsha</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 December 2016</strong></td><td>Inaugural Vietnam Airlines B787 service from Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City</td></tr><tr><td><strong>16 December 2016</strong></td><td>Qantas daily service from Melbourne to Narita commences</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 April 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Virgin Australia service from Melbourne to Los Angeles</td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 May 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 June 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Southern Airlines service from Melbourne to Shenzhen</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 July 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Virgin Australia service from Melbourne to Hong Kong</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 September 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Japan Airlines service from Melbourne to Tokyo</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 September 2017</strong></td><td>First ‘pay as you go’ Marhaba Lounge opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>13 September 2017</strong></td><td>Australia’s largest catering facility, Alpha Flight Services within the Melbourne Airport Business Park opens </td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 October 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Thai Airways service from Melbourne to Bangkok</td></tr><tr><td><strong>5 October 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural LATAM Airlines service from Melbourne to Santiago</td></tr><tr><td><strong>29 October 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural SriLankan Airlines service from Melbourne to Colombo</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 November 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Tianjin Airlines service from Melbourne to Chonggong. Melbourne was the only Australian airport to be serviced by Tianjin</td></tr><tr><td><strong>17 November 2017</strong></td><td>Melbourne Duty Free by Dufry ‘next generation’ concept store opens in T2 departures</td></tr><tr><td><strong>20 November 2017</strong></td><td>T2 upgrade featuring customised hybrid desks for international airlines opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2017</strong></td><td>The eighth baggage reclaim, the largest carousel at Melbourne Airport, becomes operational</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2017</strong></td><td>Local craft brewery ‘Stomping Ground’ pops up a new beer garden called T3 ½</td></tr><tr><td><strong>6 December 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Jetstar service from Melbourne to Zhengzhou</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 December 2017</strong></td><td>T2 luxury retail and dining precinct opens </td></tr><tr><td><strong>17 December 2017</strong></td><td>Inaugural Xiamen Airlines service from Melbourne to Hangzhou</td></tr><tr><td><strong>March 2018</strong></td><td>T4 named the best low - cost terminal in the Australia/Pacific region by Skytrax</td></tr><tr><td><strong>24 March 2018</strong></td><td>Qantas launches services from Melbourne to London Heathrow via Perth</td></tr><tr><td><strong>25 March 2018</strong></td><td>Inaugural China Airlines service from Melbourne to Taipei</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 May 2018</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport updates its brand identity </td></tr><tr><td><strong>3 June 2018</strong></td><td>Air Canada launches year-round service from Melbourne to Vancouver</td></tr><tr><td><strong>8 June 2018</strong></td><td>Inaugural Malindo Air service from Melbourne to Denpasar</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 June 2018</strong></td><td>Qantas launches B737-800 service from Melbourne to Denpasar</td></tr><tr><td><strong>30 June 2018</strong></td><td>Aeronautical Services Agreement (ASA) with 37 airlines, representing 94% of the international carriers operating out of Melbourne fully executed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>14 August 2018</strong></td><td>Inaugural Cebu Pacific service from Melbourne to Manila</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 September 2018</strong></td><td>Qantas recommences services from Melbourne to San Francisco</td></tr><tr><td><strong>13 October 2018</strong></td><td>Melbourne Jet Base located within the Melbourne Airport Business Park opens</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 October 2018</strong></td><td>Inaugural Virgin Australia service from Melbourne to Queenstown</td></tr><tr><td><strong>19 November 2018</strong></td><td>Installation of Australia’s largest outdoor digital advertising screens on the T4 car park</td></tr><tr><td><strong>28 March 2019</strong></td><td>Australia’s first smart-security screening point in T2 unveiled </td></tr><tr><td><strong>9 May 2019</strong></td><td>New agreement with Qantas reached for the operation of T1</td></tr><tr><td><strong>4 June 2019</strong></td><td>$100K annual community grants program announced </td></tr><tr><td><strong>18 June 2019</strong></td><td>Air Vanuatu recommences services from Melbourne to Port Vila</td></tr><tr><td><strong>24 June 2019</strong></td><td>Taxiway Zulu Project commenced to deliver new capacity, new routes, new terminal facilities and new levels of operational performance at a cost of over $300M</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2 September 2019</strong></td><td>First sod turned on construction of a new Accor Hotel in the airport’s Hive precinct</td></tr><tr><td><strong>October 2019</strong></td><td>T2 arrivals hall expansion construction commenced</td></tr><tr><td><strong>31 October 2019</strong></td><td>Inaugural United Airlines service from Melbourne to San Francisco</td></tr><tr><td><strong>December 2019</strong></td><td>T2 and T3 hospitality overhaul completed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>11 December 2019</strong></td><td>Multi-million dollar moving walkways inside T4 commence operation </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-:R2kmmm:-5" id="tab-panel-:R2kmmm:-5" class="tabs-content-item " style="transform:translate3d(-500%, 0px, 0px)"><div class="tabs-content-item-inner"><div class="image-wrapper " style="--image-width:1200px;--image-height:auto;--image-alignment:center center;--image-object-fit:contain"><figure class="image-default"><picture class=" "></picture></figure></div><div class="table-wrapper"><table class="table table-desktop"><thead><tr><td><strong>6 January 2020</strong></td><td>Australia’s first surf park URBNSURF opens within the Melbourne Airport Business Park</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>7 February 2020</strong></td><td>Australia’s first airport brewery opens in T3, run by Stomping Ground Brewing Co.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>24 February 2020</strong></td><td>T4 Express Link project commences at a cost of $60M for stage one</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 March 2020</strong></td><td>Grounding of aircraft due to closed international borders and limited interstate air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic</td></tr><tr><td><strong>21 April 2020</strong></td><td>Virgin Australia placed into voluntary administration</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 May 2020</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport named Best Airport in Australia/Pacific in the Skytrax 2020 World Airline Awards</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 2020</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport celebrates its 50th year of operation</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="table table-mobile"><thead><tr><td><strong>6 January 2020</strong></td><td>Australia’s first surf park URBNSURF opens within the Melbourne Airport Business Park</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>7 February 2020</strong></td><td>Australia’s first airport brewery opens in T3, run by Stomping Ground Brewing Co.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>24 February 2020</strong></td><td>T4 Express Link project commences at a cost of $60M for stage one</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 March 2020</strong></td><td>Grounding of aircraft due to closed international borders and limited interstate air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic</td></tr><tr><td><strong>21 April 2020</strong></td><td>Virgin Australia placed into voluntary administration</td></tr><tr><td><strong>12 May 2020</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport named Best Airport in Australia/Pacific in the Skytrax 2020 World Airline Awards</td></tr><tr><td><strong>1 July 2020</strong></td><td>Melbourne Airport celebrates its 50th year of operation</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="text-section layout-half "><h4 class="text-section-title">Junior Travellers, prepare for take-off</h4><div class="rich-text-area"><div class="image-wrapper " style="--image-width:508px;--image-height:auto;--image-alignment:center center;--image-object-fit:contain"><figure class="image-default"><picture class=" "></picture></figure></div><p>Designed especially for our future aviators, Junior Traveller is where you'll experience Melbourne Airport virtually.</p><p><a 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