Melbourne, Australia's second busiest airport, recorded its highest-ever monthly passenger numbers in December as air travel continues to drive growth in the nation's jet fuel sales.
- The airport in Victoria state reported 3.42mn passengers used the facility in December, with figures for October-December 2025 rising 5pc from a year earlier (see table).
- Melbourne's record month also saw its international terminal handle 5,596 services in December, accommodating a total 1.22mn passengers. New international services were launched by airlines including the US' Delta, Hong Kong Airlines and China's Shenzhen Airlines for the first time during December.
- Year-to-date numbers for Melbourne Airport's fiscal year ending 30 June 2026 were up by 4pc on the prior year for the first half, at 19.13mn passengers compared with 18.34mn in the corresponding period of 2024.
- Passenger traffic reached 36.15mn in Melbourne's 2024-25 fiscal year, up from 35.13mn in 2023-24, records show.
- Jet fuel sales in Victoria hit 51,000 b/d in October 2025 — the latest month for which Australian Petroleum Statistics data is available — up from 43,000 b/d a year earlier.
- Australia's year-to-date imports of jet fuel were 139,000 b/d in January-October 2025, up from 127,000 b/d a year earlier.
| Melbourne Airport passenger numbers | (mn) | |||||||
| Oct-Dec '25 | Jul-Sep '25 | Oct-Dec '24 | 1H FY26 | 1H FY25 | q-o-q % ± | y-o-y % ± | FY25 Vs FY26 | |
| Total | 9.88 | 9.25 | 9.41 | 19.13 | 18.34 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| International | 3.27 | 3 | 3.07 | 6.27 | 5.98 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Domestic | 6.6 | 6.25 | 6.34 | 12.86 | 12.36 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Source: Melbourne Airport | ||||||||
