Millicent Spencer and Jordan Doherty
Melbourne Airport is looking to fill an estimated 2000 jobs as airlines from mainland China return to Victoria after an easing of COVID restrictions.
Local residents, including those in Brimbank, are being encouraged to apply with a huge variety of jobs up for grabs.
The airport said flights to mainland China will start to increase from later this month after China dropped many of its COVID restrictions.
Prior to the pandemic, mainland China was Melbourne’s biggest international market, with thousands of families and friends, tourists, and students travelling in and out of the airport every day, according to the airport.
Airport service providers are currently recruiting staff to fill a variety of jobs across check-in services, baggage handling, retail, and terminal operations.
In the past few months about 4000 people have started working at the airport as international carriers such as United, Qatar, Qantas and Air Asia X added extra capacity into Melbourne.
Among the new employees is St Albans resident Catherine Piloton who is a cleaner and started working at Tullamarine just three months ago after arriving in Australia from the Philippines.
“I am very happy with this kind of job,” she said.
“They make me comfortable [and] they are friendly here.”
Melbourne Airport chief executive Lorie Argus said international flights are huge employment generators both at Melbourne Airport and in the wider Victorian economy.
“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.
“We have a broad range of [job] opportunities available across numerous providers at the airport, and we’d really encourage people living in our local area to consider a career here.
“As Victoria’s international gateway, our people help shape the first and last impressions for visitors to our state.
“Aviation is an exciting and challenging industry to work in and there’s no better time to join the team.”
Jobs are listed at www.melbourneairportjoblink.com.au
