The federal government has begun the process for an environmental assessment of Badgerys Creek as the proposed site for a second Sydney airport. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss says the referral of the proposed airport to Environment Minister Greg Hunt is a “precursor in meeting our environmental obligations
Brisbane Airport has taken out three awards at the Australian Airports Association (AAA) national conference. The airport was named capital city airport of the year, with a delighted Brisbane Airport chief executive Julieanne Alroe accepting the trophy at the AAA awards presentation held on the Gold Coast on Tuesday evening. This content is available exclusively
Forecast growth in passenger numbers, coupled with the persistent threat of a terrorist attack will place unsustainable pressure on security checkpoints at the nation’s airports unless new techniques introduced, a conference has heard. To manage the anticipated 260 million travellers expected to pass through Australia’s airports by 2030, regulators are looking at providing expedited screening for
Although airports are doing what they can to streamline the way travellers move through the terminal, airport operators say border processing remains one factor that is beyond their control. Perth Airport chief executive Brad Geatches highlighted his frustration with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service on a recent day when 500 arriving international passengers from
Sydney Airport chief executive Kerrie Mather says there are more tools than ever before to monitor how passengers are making their way through the terminal. While it might sound like a modern version of Big Brother, Mather says the airport’s ability to track where passengers are using the available free wi-fi service, how long they
Virgin Australia has added a second direct service from Alice Springs, with the airline to start flights to Adelaide from the Central Australia city from March 2015. The announcement, made on Wednesday before the airline’s annual general meeting in Brisbane, comes on top of Virgin saying in October it would start Darwin-Alice Springs services, also