Lagardère Travel Retail and AirAsia’s e-marketplace OURSHOP have announced a new partnership in Australia to allow travellers to pre-order and collect duty-free items from arrival and departure points.
- Launch fares on sale now from $199 AUD*
AVALON AIRPORT, 5 December 2018 – AirAsia, the world's best low-cost airline has touched down at Melbourne Avalon Airport this morning, launching the first international services to and from Victoria's second airport in Melbourne's Southwest.
Avalon Airport today formally launched its new international terminal ahead of AirAsia flights commencing this week.
The new international terminal was officially opened by Senator the Hon. Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Hon John Eren MP, Member for Lara.
AirAsia estimates around 500,000 international passengers will pass through Avalon Airport in the first year of operation.
Avalon Airport launched its Industrial Hub with the official opening of anchor tenant the Cotton On Group’s new national distribution centre today. The facility was opened by the Victorian Treasurer, Tim Pallas MP, and Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services and Federal Member for Corangamite, the Hon Sarah Henderson MP.
Melbourne-based creative agency Grin Creative is launching a free quarterly travel magazine for Avalon Airport, to coincide with the airport’s new $38 million international terminal.
Media Release | 10 September 2018
Avalon Airport is thrilled to announce their new platinum partnership with Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine.
Werribee ended its 2018 season with a double cause for celebration: a stirring 50-point win over former AFL alignment partner North Melbourne; and the announcement of a three-year extension to its home-ground naming-rights agreement with Avalon Airport.
● First international services from Melbourne Avalon to take flight on 5 December
● Fares on sale today from AUD $99* to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), $147* to Phuket (Thailand), $157* to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and $229* to Delhi (India).
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AirAsia and Avalon Airport to commence international flights
MELBOURNE, 4 February 2018 – AirAsia and Avalon Airport announced today that AirAsia will move its Melbourne operations to Avalon Airport from Melbourne Airport, effective later this year.
AirAsia X Malaysia will operate twice daily flights as the first international carrier at the airport, making long-haul flying affordable for Melbourne and the Victorian region, and improving access to more than 130 destinations in Asia and beyond.
The chance to become a part of a new 40 hectare Industrial Precinct on a secure greenfield site with immediate access to air travel and freight doesn’t come along too often. But that’s exactly what is on offer at Avalon Airport.
