Jake Nelson

The project, part of Perth’s “One Airport” program, includes terminal facilities as well as aprons and taxiways, and will be led by Western Sydney International Airport designer Woods Bagot. Public comment is open until 14 January.

The airport has partnered with taxi dispatcher A2B, which supports 13cabs, Silver Top, Black and White, and Silver Service, to install three kiosks this month at the Qantas domestic terminal which will allow passengers to pre-book taxis for a guaranteed fare.

Official BITRE figures released for last financial year showed that Qantas Group beat Virgin Australia overall on both on-time arrivals and on-time departures, but that Virgin had the highest completion rate of the major airlines.

Flight JQ88 took off from Newcastle shortly before 10am on Tuesday aboard the A321neo LR VH-OFL, having landed as JQ89 from Denpasar just after 7:30am. Flights will operate three times per week, bringing more than 70,000 seats per year between Bali and the NSW Hunter region.

The Herald has reported that “sources with knowledge of the deal”, who cannot speak publicly, said the announcement – alongside the terms of the buyout – could be made as early as this week after Air T agreed to the deal first rumoured to be in the works last month.

The Flying Kangaroo, one of two passenger airlines operating flights to Devonport alongside Rex, will upgrade its lounge at the regional airport as part of the agreement. QantasLink currently flies 46 times per week between Devonport and Melbourne using Dash 8 Q400s.