Melbourne Tullamarine Airport pax up 8% in Sep-2012

Australia's Melbourne Airport reported (19-Oct-2012) an 8.1% year-on-year increase in passenger numbers to 2.5 million in Sep-2012 and a 6% increase to 7.5 million for the three months ended 30-Sep-2012. The airport stated Asia continued to drive growth with passport holders from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Vietnam all increasing by more than 10% year-on-year. Details include:

• Sep-2012:
  
  • Passenger numbers: 2.5 million, +8.1% year-on-year;
    
    • Domestic: 1.9 million, +8.9%;
    • International: 585,733, +5.7%;
• Three months ended 30-Sep-2012:
  
  • Passenger numbers: 7.5 million, +6%;
    
    • Domestic: 5.7 million, +7%;
    • International: 1.7 million, +4%. [more - original PR]