Tag: Melbourne Airport 3045
ACT air passenger numbers soar
Figures released by the Federal Transport Department show an increase in the number of passengers flying from Canberra to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.[MORE]
Qantas plane makes emergency landing
A Qantas plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport after an instrument fault.[MORE]
Worker critically injured in lift shaft accident
A construction worker is in hospital with serious head injuries after falling down a lift shaft at Melbourne Airport this morning.[MORE]
Open up on Britt's death, father urges Croatia
Britt Lapthorne's father calls on people of Dubrovnik to shed light on his daughter's death.[MORE]
Britt's body arrives in Melbourne
The body of backpacker Britt Lapthorne, who died in mysterious circumstances in Croatia, has arrived at Melbourne airport.[MORE]
See-through scanners an 'invasion of privacy'
Civil liberty advocates say a new airport security scanner that can see through a passenger's clothes "goes way too far".[MORE]
Airport trials 'see-through' scanners
New screening technology capable of seeing through passengers' clothing has been put on display at Melbourne airport. [MORE]
Unions, industry reject Bracks review tariff cut call
The unions and the automotive industry are urging the Federal Government to resist a call to reduce industry tariffs in the wake of the Bracks review.[MORE]
16 Roos euthanised
Sixteen severely ill Kangaroos have been euthanised since the weekend, and more may have to be put down.[MORE]
Union flags further Qantas work stoppages
Qantas engineers have warned they will step up their industrial action in an ongoing pay dispute.[MORE]
Cabbies brawl
Dozens of taxi drivers were involved in a brawl at Melbourne Airport last night.[MORE]
Melb fog forces flight diversions to SA
Adelaide Airport has been busy coping with flights diverted west due to heavy fog in Melbourne.[MORE]
Melbourne fog may cause flight interruptions
Melbourne Airport is urging people to check their flights online in the morning, to make sure they have not been affected by fog.[MORE]
Court escapee refused bail
A Sydney man who escaped from custody more than a year ago has been refused bail. [MORE]
Escapee arrested after long-haul flight
A man who escaped custody from a Sydney court last year has been arrested at Melbourne Airport.[MORE]
Federal Govt gives $400k to teacher rewards
The Federal Government will spend $400,000 to help find ways to best reward quality teaching in schools.[MORE]
United, Victory draw in practice match
Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory have played a 2-2 draw in their practice match at Hindmarsh Stadium.[MORE]
Man extradited from Vic to SA on sex charges
A man who was arrested at Melbourne Airport this week has been extradited to South Australia to face child sex charges.[MORE]
Probe into Qantas valet AWAs
The Workplace Ombudsman has launched an investigation into Australian workplace agreements (AWAs) that have been offered by a company to be used by Qantas to provide valet parking at a number of airports.[MORE]
Jetstar admits stranded passengers should have been offered accommodation
The discount airline, Jetstar, has admitted passengers stranded in Sydney last week should have been put up in a hotel.[MORE]
Passenger jets targeted by lasers
Two passenger planes have been targeted by lasers on their approach to Melbourne Airport this week.[MORE]
New airline can succeed: Tiger
Australia's newest domestic airline, Tiger Airways, has started flying.[MORE]
Adelaide in the eye of the Tiger
Tiger Airways has announced plans to fly twice daily between Melbourne and Adelaide from January.[MORE]
