Transits at Australia's second-largest airport Melbourne rose on the quarter and year in July-September, on the back of increased domestic and international travel.
- Total passengers passing through Melbourne were 9.25mn, up by 320,000 on the year for the first quarter of the airport's fiscal year, aided by a 4pc rise in domestic passengers, while international numbers were up by 3pc.
- Passenger numbers rose strongly from April-June, when the airport in Victoria state reported 8.74mn transits.
- Passenger traffic increased by 3pc on the year to 36.15mn in the 12 months to 30 June 2025, from 35.13mn in 2023-24, airport data show.
- Jet fuel sales in Victoria increased by 11pc in the first seven months of 2025 to 46,000 b/d, from 44,000 b/d a year earlier. July is the latest month for which data from Australian Petroleum Statistics (APS) are available.
- Australia's year-to-date imports of jet fuel were 136,000 b/d in January-July, up from 134,000 b/d a year earlier, according to APS.
| Melbourne airport passenger numbers | mn | ||||
| Jul-Sep '25 | Apr-Jun '25 | Jul-Sep '24 | q-o-q % ± | y-o-y % ± | |
| Total | 9.25 | 8.74 | 8.93 | 6 | 4 |
| International | 3 | 2.87 | 2.91 | 5 | 3 |
| Domestic | 6.25 | 5.88 | 6.02 | 6 | 4 |
| — Melbourne Airport | |||||
