Category: Airports

Australia’s federal opposition is proposing a night time “no-fly zone” over the proposed airport at Sydney’s Badgerys Creek to reduce the impact of aircraft noise on surrounding communities. Instead, flight paths for all takeoffs and landings between 2300 and 0600 will be in a south-west direction to avoid residential areas. This content is available exclusively

Australia’s two largest airports posted strong passenger growth in March as more international travellers pour into the country. At Melbourne Tullamarine, international passengers were up 7.3 per cent in March at 763,848, compared with the prior corresponding period. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

Newcastle Airport reopened for flights on Monday after storms that resulted in a collapsed roof caused the airport to be shut down on Sunday. Flights were operating into and out of Newcastle on Monday, despite some damage to the checkin area due to flooding. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become

Jetstar is the second airline to schedule evening flights into and out of Queenstown Airport. The Qantas-owned low-cost carrier plans to operate a daily Melbourne-Queenstown service with Airbus A320s from June 24 that lands at the popular New Zealand tourist destination at 1920 local time, before turning around and returning to Australia at 2020. This