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First look at Melbourne Airport's $4.5bn terminal upgrade
Melbourne Airport's privately funded expansion adds five new gates on the international pier, and the project will be built in stages over several years.
On air: Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on BBN This MorningPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Herald Sun: “First look at Melbourne Airport’s $4.5bn terminal upgrade”, with reporting from International Airport Review and Melbourne Airport.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 8:50 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.
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- Herald SunFirst look at Melbourne Airport’s $4.5bn terminal upgrade
- International Airport ReviewMelbourne Airport progresses design of $4.5 billion international terminal expansion after opening new pick-up zones October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- Melbourne AirportMelbourne Airport to expand Australia’s largest 24-hour gateway. February 25, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMelbourne Airport has shown off new designs for its four point five billion dollar terminal expansion, and the Departures ramp being closed to make room is fifty-six years old, the International Airport Review says.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistFifty-six years of just drop me here, and not one person walked back to say sorry.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTen minutes faster for the new zones, I guess, and it retires a winner. Fifty-six years, and they threw it a pick-up zone.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNow the forecast. New York is fifty and clear, tomorrow cloudy, high fifty-nine. Chicago is forty-three in fog, and I'm not naming that one.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistLos Angeles is sixty-three now, but tomorrow it's rain, high seventy-three, sixty-nine percent. Sixty-nine!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy pet peeve is the guy who stops at the green light to check his phone.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMine is anyone who says just drop me here. Eleven honks, and one for the ramp.
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