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Melbourne Airport flags $4.5b investment in international terminal

Ayesha de Kretser
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Melbourne Airport is bringing forward plans to expand its international terminal after a record December, igniting potential tensions with its biggest airline customer Qantas about the airport’s bulging capital expenditure program.

Inbound traveller numbers at Melbourne Airport hit an all-time high last month, reaching 113 per cent of pre-pandemic levels and putting pressure on existing facilities, which were last upgraded in 2011.

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Ayesha de Kretser is a senior reporter with The Australian Financial Review covering the aviation and tourism sectors. She has previously reported on banking, mining and commodity markets. Connect with Ayesha on Twitter. Email Ayesha at ayesha.dekretser@afr.com.au

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