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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
Airports connect people and businesses
to the world and they are also significant
contributors to the economic, social
and cultural well-being of the regions
they serve.
At Australia Pacific Airports Corporation,
(APAC) we strive to responsibly develop
growing and profitable airports.
To achieve this objective, our airports
facilitate the safe and successful
movement of tens of millions of people
and hundreds of thousands of aircraft
movements every year. As the demand
for air travel in Australia grows, we will
continue to provide the access and
infrastructure necessary to support that
increasing demand.
This annual report highlights what we do
today and also outlines the significant
activities we have planned for the future.
Every year, Melbourne Airport contributes
$1.4 billion to Victoria’s Gross State
Product (GSP) and directly supports more
than 14,000 jobs.
In Melbourne, we celebrated the 100
millionth international passenger to travel
through Melbourne Airport as research
showed that every international flight
landing in Melbourne injects $240,000
into Victoria’s economy.
We are also a significant gateway for
trade.
This year, Melbourne overtook Sydney
as the leading airport for air freight
exports accounting for almost 40 per
cent of Australia’s total air freight exports.
Melbourne is the freight gateway for
Victoria as well as Tasmania, South
Australia and southern New South Wales.
This achievement is testament to the
success of our farmers and manufacturers
in winning new markets and is also
supported by the growing number of
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