Category: Airports

Dubbed the “most significant transformation of the departure hall since the 1970s”, the project will see the installation of common-use self-service kiosks and automated bag drops to replace around 60 existing check-in desks by the end of the decade.

Run in conjunction with not-for-profit Travellers Aid, the Melbourne Airport Assist service will provide buggies and powered wheelchairs to help travellers with disabilities navigate the airport, and will run seven days a week between 6am and 10pm star…

The airport has opened a new “nothing to declare” express lane with detector dog screening, as well as new and expanded “back-of-stage” areas. Travellers with items to declare must still go through existing customs lanes.