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In April 1994, the Australian Government announced that all airports operated by FAC would be privatised in several phases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?productid=1286859&g=1|title=Airport Privatisation|author=Frost & Sullivan|date=25 April 2006|publisher=MarketResearch.com|accessdate=20 July 2008}}</ref> Melbourne Airport was included in the first phase, being acquired by the newly formed [[Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited]] for $1.3 billion.<ref name="1997report" /> The transfer was completed on 30 June 1997 on a 50-year long-term lease, with the option for a further 49 years.<ref name="fac123">{{cite book|title=Reshaping Australia's Aviation Landscape: The Federal Airports Corporation 1986–1998|author=Jim Eames|publisher=Focus Publishing|year=1998|ISBN=1-875359-47-8|page=123}}</ref> Melbourne Airport is categorised as a Leased Commonwealth Airport.<ref>[http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/aviation/airport/index.aspx Leased Federal Airports, Australian Government Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development] (accessed 4 September 2014)</ref>
Since privatisation, further improvements to infrastructure have begun at the airport, including expansion of runways, car parks and terminals. The multi-storey carpark outside the terminal was completed between 1995 and August 1997 at a cost of $49 million, providing 3,100 parking spaces, the majority undercover.<ref name=1997report/> This initially four-level structure replaced the previous open air carpark outside the terminal. Work commenced on the six-story 276-room Hilton Hotel (now Park Royal) above the carpark in January 1999, which was completed in mid-2000 at a cost of $55 million.<ref name=report1999>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbourneairport.com.au/downloads/pdfs/APACAnnualReport1999.pdf|format=PDF|title=1999 Annual Report|publisher=Australia Pacific Airports|accessdate=29 July 2008|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724033809/http://www.melbourneairport.com.au/downloads/pdfs/APACAnnualReport1999.pdf|archivedate=24 July 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Expansion of the Qantas domestic terminal was completed in 1999, featuring a second pier and 9 additional aircraft stands.<ref name=report1999 />
In December 2000, a fourth passenger terminal was opened: the Domestic Express Terminal, located to the south of the main terminal building at a cost of $9 million. It was the first additional passenger terminal facility to be built at Melbourne Airport since 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://data.iguana2.com/hastings/news-item?Number=170882&Code=AIX |author=Australian Infrastructure Fund |title=Media Release: New Domestic Express Terminal opens at Melbourne Airport |work=data.iguana2.com |date=5 December 2000|accessdate=20 September 2011}}</ref>
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