International flights, including a Jetstar service to Bali, will return to Avalon Airport six years after the terminal was closed by COVID-19.
The Victorian government will also fund a new bus route from Lara station to the airport north of Geelong for thousands of airport workers and travellers, and provide a “very small” undisclosed financial contribution towards expanding capacity at Avalon.
AirAsia previously flew to Kuala Lumpur from Avalon Airport twice a day before international flights were grounded by the pandemic in March 2020.
The airport’s chief executive, Ari Suss, said he hoped this would encourage other airlines to make use of the terminal after enduring the pandemic.
“It’s taken some time for the industry to recover,” Suss said.
Jetstar will start with five return flights to Denpasar, Bali, each week from March 23. The carrier is also restarting flights between Avalon and Adelaide, and increasing services to Brisbane.
Avalon will spend at least $31 million on infrastructure to accommodate the expanded routes.
Suss said the Victorian government would make a “very small” contribution towards this construction.
“It’s a fraction of the overall investment,” he said.
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