Melbourne Airport pax up 6% in Feb-2015

Melbourne Airport reported (20-Mar-2015) a 6.3% year-on-year increase in passengers to 2.5 million in Feb-2015, driven by a 13% international passenger growth to 669,403. Domestic passengers increased 3.9% to 1.8 million. The airport noted the "ICC Cricket World Cup attracted visitors from all regions while the Indonesian Tupperware convention and Chinese New Year celebrations helped to boost Indonesian and Chinese passport holders by more than 70% and 30% respectively." [more - original PR]