Melbourne Airport

One reader has found the rollout of new SmartGates at Sydney Airport to be a schemozzle.

Opinion

Travel tips

Passenger anger over new ‘improved’ SmartGates at Australian airports

Border Force claims the new SmartGates have made things quicker, but that’s not my experience or those of our readers. But at least one positive change is coming.

by Michael Gebicki

The new Parkroyal faces the airport terminals.

★★★★

Hotel reviews

Freshly revamped, Melbourne Airport hotel is an oasis in a concrete jungle

Here’s an excellent place to stay before or after a flight, or during a long stopover at Melbourne Airport.

by Jim Darby

The new Novotel and ibis Styles Melbourne Airport is the airport’s first new hotel in 20 years.

Air travel

New two-in-one, $230 million hotel ready to open at Melbourne Airport

The first new hotel at Melbourne Airport in 20 years will add 464 three- and four-star rooms to the location, with no shuttle required.

by Julietta Jameson

Explainer

Air travel

What’s the fastest way to board passengers on a plane?

And what about getting off at the other end? Astrophysicists and mathematicians have turned their minds to the question.

by Angus Holland

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