Melbourne Airport's July passenger traffic results

Melbourne Airport CEO, Chris Woodruff, said that July was a record month for total passengers.

"Popular holiday destinations, Japan and Indonesia led growth for the month with both recording increases of more than 60 per cent on the previous year while the earlier start to Ramadan also saw strong growth in passengers arriving from Indonesia as well as Malaysia and Singapore," said Mr Woodruff.

"Combined with strong growth from all regions, our total passengers hit a new monthly record of more than 2.77 million."

People travelling through Melbourne Airport on international (non-Australian) passports increased by 15 per cent during July while Australian passport holders grew by 6 per cent compared to the same period last year.

"Melbourne continues to be a global destination for events with world leading conference such as the recent 20th International AIDS Conference held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre during July. As the largest medical conference ever to be held in Australia, it attracted around 14,000 delegates."

"July was also another record month for capital investment with approximately $60 million, two and a half times the amount spent in July last year, re-invested on transformational projects including our new domestic terminal, ground transport hub, tri-generation project and new Airport Drive," said Mr Woodruff.