Families are making the most of April’s condensed Easter and Anzac Day public holidays, with Melbourne Airport expecting a significant increase in traveller numbers.
International passenger numbers are forecast to be 24% higher than the same period last year, as holiday-makers take advantage of additional capacity to make the most of their annual leave.
More than two million passengers are expected to pass through Melbourne Airport over the school holiday period, with a further 729,000 travellers set to depart or arrive the week of the Anzac Day public holiday.
Thursday April 17 is forecast to be the busiest day of the holiday period, with 118,000 passengers expected through the terminals ahead of the Easter long weekend.
Despite Victorian schools going back on Easter Tuesday, the number of people travelling between April 22 and April 28 is up 11% on last year.
