Melbourne

Japan Airlines (JL) or JAL confirmed two pilots tested above the alcohol limit before Flight JL774 from Melbourne (MEL) to Tokyo Narita (NRT) on December 1st, 2024, causing a significant departure delay.

Emirates (EK) is set to enhance its Australian connectivity by introducing a third non-stop flight between Dubai (DXB) and Melbourne (MEL), commencing 30 March 2025.

Emirates (EK), the Dubai-based carrier, is ending its long-standing Singapore-Melbourne flight service.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has initiated inquiries into Airbus A330 and Boeing 787 runway excursion occurrences at Melbourne (MEL) during take-off that transpired within a two-week span in September.

The latest Airport Monitoring Report by the ACCC reveals that the financial performance of Australia’s four major airports (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth) during the fiscal year 2021-22 remained significantly lower than the outcomes achieved in the pre-pandemic financial year of 2018-19

In an unexpected turn of events, Tata-owned Indian FSC Air India (AI) flight from Melbourne (MEL), India, to Delhi (DEL) made a U-Turn after being airborne for almost one hour and 20 minutes.

Qantas is starting direct flights between Melbourne and Exmouth, saving Victorians three hours of travel time connecting through Perth.

Garuda Indonesia restarts flight services between Jakarta -Melbourne

Qantas is springing a nice surprise on some passengers traveling between Melbourne and Los Angeles in June, with the A380 operating some services.

United Airlines is returning to Melbourne in June with thrice-weekly flights from San Francisco and becomes the only airline on the MEL – SFO route.