Auckland International Airport recorded an increase in both domestic and international passenger traffic during December 2009. International passenger traffic increased by 1.6 per cent, aided primarily by higher arrivals from Australia and the United States. Arrivals from Fiji and China were down significantly. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a
Transport Minister Anthony Albanese and Queensland Deputy Premier Paul Lucas opened the $100 million terminal redevelopment at Gold Coast Airport on January 25. At 30,000 sqm, the new terminal is almost double the size of the previous one and was completed two months ahead of schedule. The terminal has been specifically designed to meet the
Auckland International Airport Limited has announced that it plans to raise NZ$126.4m (A$99.6m) in a pro rata entitlement offer. According to the company, eligible shareholders will be entitled to subscribe to one new share for every 16 shares held on February 1 at NZ$1.65 (A$1.30) each, and will be conducted in four parts aimed at
The evacuation of the Qantas domestic terminal on January 25 at Perth Airport was sparked by concern over what has now been identified as four drink containers filled with “an innocuous substance.” The terminal was evacuated for 45 minutes after a man who had travelled from Dubai to Perth and was catching an onward flight
Queensland Airports Limited, which owns and operates Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa airports, has reported that during 2009 cumulative passenger traffic increased by 6.24 per cent compared to the previous year. For the year, more than 6.6 million passengers passed through the three airports. The growth was assisted primarily by the Gold Coast, which
BAC Airports Pty Ltd, which owns Bankstown and Camden airports, has announced that long serving CEO Kim Ellis will leave the company at the end of his contract in June 2010. Ellis said in a statement that he was proud of the achievements of the management team at BAC Airports, including growing aviation traffic and