Overview
- Jetstar will fly five weekly return services between Avalon and Denpasar starting March 23, marking its first international route from the airport.
- The airline will restart Avalon–Adelaide flights and add five extra weekly services to Brisbane beginning in March.
- Avalon Airport committed at least $31 million for capacity upgrades, with the Victorian government describing its contribution as very small and undisclosed.
- A new Route 18 bus linking Lara station to the airport and the nearby industrial precinct will launch in the coming months with seven-day service.
- Airport officials forecast 80–100 additional jobs and more than 330,000 extra low-fare seats a year as international operations return six years after COVID closures.