Melbourne Tullamarine Airport pax up 5% in May-2014, Japan continues to lead growth

Australia's Melbourne Tullamarine Airport reported (20-Jun-2014) total passenger numbers at the airport increased 5.0% year-on-year to 2.5 million in May-2014, including a 3.1% increase in domestic passengers to 1.9 million and an 11.3% increase in international passengers to 603,398. CEO Chris Woodruff said Japan continued to be a leading growth market for the airport, commenting: "The strong growth of the Japanese market in May shows that people are taking advantage of Jetstar's Melbourne-Japan service which commenced in late April. As the first direct Melbourne-Japan service in more than five years, passengers now have more choice and convenience." He also noted international traffic were boosted by two global conferences, which brought more than 10,000 delegates and injected more than AUD50 million (USD47.0 million) into local businesses and the state economy. [more - original PR]