The stark Saturday 28 March 2020 timetable

[Melburnian1]

Ex MEL on Saturday 28 March, there are only seven international passenger flights scheduled.

Given travel bans (and the allied problems foreigners who are allowed to depart Oz for foreign ports may face in routing), this is not surprising.

Media suggest at present each day only 1000-1500 passengers are arriving on international flights into MEL.

The low number of flights is a stark (localised) snapshot as to how the world has changed.

QFi repatriation flights may operate, but it'll be interesting to see if there's ever a day when there are NO international flights into or out of individual Australian airports.

Have most shops 'airside' at these terminals ceased trading, or have they merely reduced staff numbers? No doubt they'd be all seeking huge rent relief/payment holidays. And what about utility payments they may have to make?

In normal times, some international airports cope with very low numbers, Broome and Canberra among them, and similarly Cairns, Darwin and (if I may say so without outraging Dame Pushka) Adelaide.

But this is unprecedented (apologies for using that hackneyed word.)

 

[AIRwin]

It was before my time but how many international flights did MEB have a day?

 

[Melburnian1]

It was before my time but how many international flights did MEB have a day?

Tullamarine (MEL) opened in 1970, so yes, MEB was well before many of us took our first flight (or in some cases were even born.)

Wiki says most international flights in the 1960s departed from Sydney as MEB lacked the facilities for 707s.

I don't have timetables going back to 1970.

 

[drron]

And I have to fly to LST next week.only 1 flight a day operating

Saturday 28th March

Airline	Flight No.	From	Scheduled	Estimated	Gate	Track flight	Watch
	JQ 731	Melbourne	08:05	-	1	CANCELLED.
	JQ 745	Sydney	09:05	-	1	CANCELLED.
	VA 1362	Melbourne	10:00	-	4	CANCELLED.
	QF 2281	Melbourne	10:10	-	2	CANCELLED.
	JQ 737	Melbourne	11:55	-	1	CANCELLED.
	VA 1639	Brisbane	12:10	-	4	CANCELLED.
	QF 2283	Melbourne	13:35	-	2	-.
	VA 1368	Melbourne	14:15	-	4	CANCELLED.
	VA 1090	Sydney	15:15	-	4	CANCELLED.
	JQ 739	Melbourne	15:30	-	1	CANCELLED.
	JQ 749	Sydney	16:45	-	1	CANCELLED.
	QF 2285	Melbourne	17:00	-	2	CANCELLED.
	JQ 753	Brisbane	17:20	-	4	CANCELLED.
	JQ 741	Melbourne	17:55	-	1	CANCELLED.
	JQ 743	Melbourne	19:45	-	1	CANCELLED.
	VA 1378	Melbourne	20:25	-	4	CANCELLED.

Airline	Flight No.	From	Scheduled	Estimated	Gate	Track flight	Watch
	JQ 731	Melbourne	08:05	-	1	CANCELLED.
	JQ 745	Sydney	09:05	-	1	CANCELLED.
	VA 1362	Melbourne	10:00	-	4	CANCELLED.
	QF 2281	Melbourne	10:10	-	2	CANCELLED.
	JQ 737	Melbourne	11:55	-	1	CANCELLED.
	VA 1639	Brisbane	12:10	-	4	CANCELLED.
	QF 2283	Melbourne	13:35	-	2	-.
	VA 1368	Melbourne	14:15	-	4	CANCELLED.
	VA 1090	Sydney	15:15	-	4	CANCELLED.
	JQ 739	Melbourne	15:30	-	1	CANCELLED.
	JQ 749	Sydney	16:45	-	1	CANCELLED.
	QF 2285	Melbourne	17:00	-	2	CANCELLED.
	JQ 753	Brisbane	17:20	-	4	CANCELLED.
	JQ 741	Melbourne	17:55	-	1	CANCELLED.
	JQ 743	Melbourne	19:45	-	1	CANCELLED.
	VA 1378	Melbourne	20:25	-	4	CANCELLED.

 

[juddles]

......Have most shops 'airside' at these terminals ceased trading, or have they merely reduced staff numbers? No doubt they'd be all seeking huge rent relief/payment holidays. And what about utility payments they may have to make?

In normal times, some international airports cope with very low numbers, Broome and Canberra among them, and similarly Cairns, Darwin and (if I may say so without outraging Dame Pushka) Adelaide.

But this is unprecedented (apologies for using that hackneyed word.)

Not sure what you are asking here Melburnian1. I do not know where you live, but whereevr that is, haven't you noticed that the closure of normal shops has occurred? The trifle that is within airports is miniscule.

 

[Melburnian1]

Not sure what you are asking here Melburnian1. I do not know where you live, but whereevr that is, haven't you noticed that the closure of normal shops has occurred? The trifle that is within airports is miniscule.

Some 'normal shops' remain open. although true that many clothing ones (of chains) are or have closed. Kathmandu is one of the latest.

My penname gives a clue as to where I live. I thought your detection skills were first class.