Melbourne Airport will need to fill almost 2000 jobs to cope with an expected surge in international arrivals as China’s main airlines ramp up services as the economy of Australia’s biggest trading partner reopens.
The return of the airlines, which includes China Southern, China Eastern and Air China, will bring the airport’s international capacity to 80 per cent of its pre-COVID levels within two months, boosting the need for a stronger workforce to avoid a repeat of operational difficulties that plagued Australia’s airports during peak periods of 2022.
“We’re expecting further capacity increases in the coming months as Chinese carriers resume flights to Melbourne, VietJet launches direct services to Ho Chi Minh City and Qantas returns to Hong Kong,” she said.China Southern will be the first airline to resume daily flights to Sydney and Melbourne, with returning services to Guangzhou scheduled every day from February 1.
The airport had more than 100,000 more take-offs and landings last year than in 2021 but remains about 20 per cent below pre-pandemic levels as some carriers remain cautious about increasing international services too quickly.
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