Category: Airports

A new passenger concourse at Melbourne Airport’s international terminal was officially opened on December 2, marking the first stage of the airport’s terminal expansion project. The  7000m² concourse expansion was opened by Victorian Minister for Industry and Trade Martin Pakula and allows Terminal Two to handle a further three aircraft parking bays including two gates

A number of regional airports around Australia are struggling under the heavy hand of regulation and a lack of funding for essential development, leading to a rapid decline in the number of airports operating. The claims come from a statement by the International Quality and Productivity Centre, which is hosting the Regional Airport Development 2010

Auckland International Airport Limited announced on November 30 that its NZ$125m bond issue closed fully subscribed. “Auckland Airport is extremely pleased with the success of this issue,” said chief financial officer Simon Robertson. “It allows us to extend our maturity profile and demonstrates again that there is strong appetite from New Zealand investors for bonds

MAp Airports Limited (formerly Macquarie Airports) has said that it would be interested in acquiring Qantas’s Terminal 3 at Sydney Airport if it was put up for sale. “Sydney Airport, with the right parameters, would look at T3 if the opportunity arose,” CEO Kerrie Mather told the Australian Financial Review. This content is available exclusively