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Snow, who announced in May he was stepping back from active management of the airport after 26 years, died of natural causes this week.
The news comes as three of Australia’s four major gateways – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – remain below pre-pandemic levels, while Perth has exceeded them on the back of strong regional passenger figures.
The six hours of industrial action, which had been slated for Wednesday, will not go ahead, with Ampol making refuellers a better offer after six months of negotiations. The good-faith talks are to continue Friday on “a number of outstanding items”, the union said.
The federal government says the airport is now 80 per cent complete, with internal works such as lounges, departure areas and retail space able to proceed in the weatherproof building. The roof also features more than 6,000 solar panels to help power the airport.
The airport saw 5.6 million domestic travellers in 2023–24, up more than 210,000 on the previous high-water mark, as well as 706,000 international travellers. Sydney and Melbourne routes to the Gold Coast were among the five busiest in the country.
Australian Aviation understands that passengers on a QantasLink flight from Kingscote – an unscreened airport – were able to enter Adelaide Airport without proper screening at around 11am.
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