In an effort to further enhance the domestic passengers travel experience, Virgin Australia together with Melbourne airport has commenced significant refurbishments to Terminal 3 (T3).

Virgin Australia chief operating officer Sean Donohue said the refurbishment is part of a series of initiatives which highlight the importance of the Victorian capital to the airlines operations.

Some of the initiatives include the opening of a high quality new corporate lounge, new trans-continental A330 service and increased flight frequencies to Brisbane, Sydney and Hobart.

“Melbourne is one of our busiest domestic airports and we serve over a million guests every year more than 19,000 every single day,” Mr Donohue said.

Mr Donohue said that in addition to these upgrades they are also on track to introduce a Premium Valet service at Melbourne Airport later in the year.

Melbourne Airport chief executive officer Chris Woodruff said the T3 refurbishment is part of the Airport’s investment of A$1 billion on infrastructure upgrades over the next five years.

“We are pleased to be working closely with Virgin Australia on this project to deliver a better experience for our passengers,” Mr Woodruff said.