Melbourne Airport Case Study

Case Study

Published September 2025

x

Melbourne Airport uses Cloudflare to secure their infrastructure and protect against DDoS attacks

Serving up to 25 million travellers annually, Melbourne Airport is the second-busiest airport in Australia. It currently serves nearly 40 airlines covering Pacific, European, Asian, North and South American destinations, and the many domestic routes that span Australia.

In keeping with Melbourneʼs mission to become Australiaʼs favorite airport destination, a wide variety of IT-supported services make each passengerʼs trip through the 2023 Skytrax award-winning facility safe, enjoyable, and efficient.

Key Takeaways:

  • Secured externally exposed URLs and restricted problematic traffic for over 100,000 daily visitors
  • Mitigated potential international DDoS threats by implementing Magic Transit in under 36 hours
  • Ensured 100% uptime for all traveller services and averted potential public trust issues by protecting against DDoS attacks