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The Latest Breaking News from Melbourne Airport

Aviation Accident And Incidents 2025 Continue As Virgin Plane In Melbourne Airport Collides With Tug Vehicle

A Virgin Australia plane with a tug vehicle at Melbourne Airport during towing, causing visible damage but no injuries.

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Bowen rejects Dutton’s claim hosting Cop31 would cost billions – as it happened

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Pilots praised after Etihad plane’s tyres deflated following aborted take-off at high-speed

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the cause of the aborted take-off was ‘a high exhaust gas temperature indication from the aircraft’s right engine’

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'Pilot's worse nightmare': plane aborts take-off

Pilots on a plane that aborted take-off would have been acting on the side of safety, an aviation expert says, as workers returning to work face travel chaos.

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Panic after tyres of Boeing plane 'explode' during take-off at Melbourne Airport

Flight was forced to abort take-off due to ‘technical reasons’, said an Etihad spokesperson

Evening Standard

Layover in style at Melbourne Airport’s new hotel

Ibis Styles Melbourne Airport hotel by FK brings together elegant rooms, co-working lounges and leisure facilities in a striking aircraft wing-inspired design

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Up, up and away, Melbourne's third runway to take off

A third runway at Melbourne Airport has been approved by the federal government with hopes it will operate in tandem with the long-awaited airport rail.

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Passenger Arrested After Climbing Down Jet Engine In Melbourne

Passenger at Melbourne Airport causes disturbance by exiting plane through emergency exit, walking on wing, and climbing down engine. Arrested for breachin...

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Melbourne airport: Man arrested after opening Jetstar plane's door and walking on wing

Man ‘charges’ to emergency exit row and climbs out onto plane after ‘erratic’ behaviour at Melbourne Airport

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Jetstar passenger arrested on Melbourne airport tarmac after opening plane door and walking on wing

Federal police said the man was taken to hospital for assessment after he left the plane

The Guardian - AU

Comedian Eric André claims he was ‘racially profiled’ at Melbourne airport

‘I do not want to be humiliated or racially discriminated,’ the comic said

The Independent UK

Comedian Eric André alleges he was racially profiled at Melbourne airport

The host of The Eric André Show has accused security at Melbourne airport of discrimination, alleging he was pulled from a line and subjected to a sniffer dog search because of his race

The Guardian - AU

Eric André Claims He Was ‘Detained’ & ‘Racially Profiled’ At Melbourne Airport During His Travels

“I do not feel safe in the Melbourne Airport.”

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Slow recovery from IT outage begins as experts warn of future risks

Fault in CrowdStrike caused airports, businesses and healthcare services to languish in ‘largest outage in history’

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Melbourne Airport rail's long, slow take-off

The stalemate in the Melbourne Airport rail project has been broken, with the airport agreeing to compromise and build its new train station above ground.

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Airport staff busted aiding drug smuggling ring

Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff breached security checks in the past year, with many suspected of working for organised criminals.

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Airport rail mediator backs above ground station

Attempts to have an underground train station at Melbourne Airport have taken another blow with a federal government-appointed mediator recommending against it.

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'No guarantee' of airport line deal before 2026 poll

Victorian Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson has tamped down optimism of ending a deadlock over Melbourne's stalled airport rail project.

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Airport bust exposes 4kg of cocaine in traveller's bags

A $1.3 million haul of cocaine has been found at Melbourne Airport allegedly hidden in the suitcases of a Spanish-Bolivian dual national.

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Victorian treasurer threatens to consider train station for Avalon amid dispute with Melbourne Airport

Tim Pallas’ comments come after government delayed Melbourne Airport rail project by four years

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Mediator picked to resolve Melbourne Airport rail spat

A mediator has been appointed to resolve a long-running stalemate between the Victorian government and Melbourne Airport over a rail link's final stop.

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Measles cases spark alerts for airport and university

Five measles cases in have triggered a health alert for Melbourne Airport and several flights, a university campus and shops over a two-week period.

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Melbourne airport faces busiest day since pre-pandemic ahead of Taylor Swift concerts

Surging prices reached $1,630 for a one-way Qantas business ticket from Sydney after airline added 64 extra flights to cope with increase in traffic

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Second man charged with murder of missing Colombian

A Brisbane man has been arrested at Melbourne Airport and charged with the murder of a Colombian man who went missing from Victoria more than four months ago.

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Wild weather continues after stormy night – as it happened

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