The number of passengers passing through Melbourne Airport climbed to over 28 million in the 2010/11 financial year, an increase of 7.7% on the previous year.
International traffic increased 13.5% taking numbers to over six million. Asia was the key driver of international growth with Chinese visitors up by 26%, Singapore 16%,
Malaysia 16%, South Korea 14.4%, Indonesia 10.7% and India 7.6%.
Traditional markets remained strong with a 12.4% increase in traffic from New Zealand passport holders.
Domestic numbers rose by 6.2% despite extreme weather conditions including recent ash plume which saw domestic traffic in June decline by 4.6%.
(Source: TravelToday 20th July 2011)
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