Delta Air Lines is knuckling down on Australia operation, confirming new seasonal services between Los Angeles and Melbourne will kick off in early December 2025.

The Victorian Government has welcomed the addition of Melbourne to the global network map of Turkish Airlines, commencing from March 2024. The highly-suspected selection of Melbourne as Turkish Airlines’ first Australia gateway had been in the rumour-mill for years, but more so following an event in the Victorian capital last year.

LATAM Airlines has resumed flights to Melbourne, Australia, following a pause of almost three and a half years due to the pandemic. Yesterday (Sunday 3 September), at 5:30 am, flight LA805 landed at Melbourne Airport with 292 passengers on board — the start of thrice weekly flights from Santiago.

Qantas will launch a new non-stop service between Australia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas with flights from Melbourne set to commence on 2 December 2022.

The maiden service into Australia by Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways touched down in Melbourne last Saturday [5 September, 2020] heralding the carrier’s future vision for scheduled flights to the Victorian capital.

The new Qantas Domestic Business Lounge and Qantas Club at Melbourne Airport have been completely redesigned to use space more effectively, offering seats for nearly 900 customers. More than 130 additional customers can be accommodated – 40% more in the Business Lounge and 10% more in the Qantas Club.

Virgin Australia has commenced construction of a massive overhaul of its domestic terminal at Melbourne Airport’s Terminal 3 (T3). Effective immediately, Virgin Australia’s check-in kiosks will gradually be replaced and installed with new software, allowing passengers to quickly check-in, print boarding passes and baggage tags. New service pods and service desks will also be installed.

Initially operating on a thrice weekly basis, Air Canada’s third gateway into Australia will be upgauged to four times weekly in November.