Avalon Melbourne’s second airport
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The airport, already home to Jetstar domestic, could get cheap flights to Malaysia from late next year with AirAsiaX launching flights there, the report said.
The Malaysian carrier started flying between the Gold Coast and Kuala Lumpur this month.
Owner Linfox is spending A$30 million (US$26.8 million) on a new passenger terminal which will include customs, quarantine and immigration facilities as well as retail, dining, duty free and food and beverage outlets, the report said.
Linfox Airports managing director David Fox was quoted saying that the terminal was going ahead in anticipation of international flights being approved.
“Our primary target is the Asia-Pacific and we believe that once up and running we will be generating more than two million passengers a year through the domestic and international terminals.”
AirAsiaX CEO Azran Osman-Rani had confirmed that Avalon was the airline’s preferred choice for its second Australian destination.
However, if approved, flights are not expected to start until at least October next year as AirAsiaX takes delivery of new Airbus A330 aircraft.
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