The United Firefighters Union aviation secretary Wes Garrett said the union believes there “won’t be any aircraft moving” during those four hours, in a move likely to cause significant disruption.
The outlay will also include developing 190 hectares of its land holdings, which it said would help it “diversify” its business.
The force added that in the last year, there were 50 ‘intoxication’ incidents and 10 assaults at Gold Coast Airport alone.
The new data backs up industry-wide figures released by the Department of Transport that suggests Australia’s international recovery is stalling, despite domestic bouncing back to near-normal levels.
The move has the potential to cause significant delays and cancellations for passengers during what is traditionally one of the busiest periods of the year for domestic aviation.
Brenton Cox used his keynote speech at the Australian Airports Association Conference to declare Australia was unique in how it “splintered” and criticised the “local politics of fear”.