Melbourne International to receive $272m upgrade

Nicole Mezzasalma

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The overhaul of the international terminal will include new duty-free and speciality shop space

Melbourne International airport terminal two is to undergo a A$330m ($272m) upgrade. The expansion project will add a total of 25,000sq m (269,097sq ft) to the international terminal, including a new 7,000sq m (75,347sq ft) passenger concourse with duty-free and speciality shop space. Retail and lounge space will increase by 50%.

Work on the terminal will be conducted over the next five years, with the first phase—the construction of a new outbound international passenger security and Customs processing zone—due to be completed in 2010. The initiative is scheduled to be completed by late 2011.

Incoming Melbourne International airport CEO Chris Woodruff said: "These developments are set to revolutionise the international passenger experience at the airport. By late 2011, passengers will have unrivalled views of the Melbourne airfield and an international terminal above and beyond anything seen in this country."