The drop largely coincides with rising COVID-19 cases, and both Qantas and Virgin revealling they have been forced to cancel flights and consolidate their flight schedules, to account for isolating staff and passengers alike.
It comes after Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan this week reaffirmed his government's intentions to reopen the state's iron borders on 5 February, despite growing calls to delay the move.
The announcement, while welcome, is shrouded in political controversy, after it was found that the Coalition sent out its announcement just 30 minutes before Labor was intending to pledge the same amount to fund the airport’s upgrades.
The Australian women suing the Qatari government for forcing them to undertake genital searches at Hamad International are now also complaining to an international authority on business standards.
The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board has given its approval of the $23.6 billion takeover bid for Sydney Airport by a consortium of super funds and global investment partners.
Sydney Airport recorded a 665 per cent increase in passenger traffic in November compared to October, as Australia’s international and domestic borders began to ease.