Melbourne Airport – T3 redevelopment

The Melbourne Airport at Tullamarine is known to be one of the busiest airports in Australia, with nearly 8 million passengers passing through its gates yearly pre-pandemic. As the frequency of COVID-19 cases decreases and regular flight services resume, numbers are slowly rising back to their previous rates. The return of passengers meant the airport could restart its redevelopment plan for its busiest domestic terminal, Terminal 3 (T3).

The redevelopment of T3 aimed to ‘completely elevate the traveller experience’ according to Melbourne Airport, by improving its connectivity with the adjoining Terminal 4, where the security scanning area would be relocated. The upgraded amenities included reconfiguration of traveller lounges, the addition of more restaurants and retail outlets, new parent rooms for travelling families, and upgrading of bathrooms to include all-gender toilets and spaces for assistance animals. Floorcon’s experience was consulted to lay the flooring for the new and improved facilities for stage one of the project.

Though it was a grand undertaking, our team of highly trained professionals approached the project with a clear understanding of how the space is utilised and a vision of the final result. About 1400 square metres of floor space was refurbished in stages over several months, and the end product is one that both welcomes travellers and achieves the project’s goals of easing their movement.