The money is needed to pay for 100 new double-decker buses and create routes linking Liverpool, Penrith and Campbelltown to the terminal.
It follows previous end-of-term getaways leading to record nationwide delays in April, June and July as the industry battled chronic staff shortages and COVID-19 absences.
The NSW government admitted it’s still only “currently investigating” the potential for a pipeline to launch in the “early 2030s” – despite the terminal opening in 2026.
Domestic aviation continually broke all-time records for poor performance in April, June and July, but airports and airlines have spent the last few months recruiting more staff to cope with increased demand.
Virgin Orbit said on Tuesday it had signed an MOU with Australian infrastructure development company Wagner Corporation that will see it conduct a "demonstrator" launch in 2024.
It follows previous end-of-term getaways leading to record nationwide delays in April, June and July as the industry battled chronic staff shortages and COVID absences.