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In a significant intervention as part of its submission responding to the Aviation Green Paper, the peak body for airports appeared to accuse domestic airlines of slot hoarding and endorsed a Senate inquiry’s recommendation for the ACCC to look into the sector.
The $30 million project, opening 5 December, combines the existing Novotel and Mercure airport hotels into a single resort with one reception area, as well as refurbished rooms, new villas, suites and bungalows, and a 60-metre swimming pool with children’s playground and poolside dining.
A Malaysia Airlines A330-300, 9M-MTL, and a Bamboo Airways 787-9, VN-A819, both overran the end of runway 16/34 during nighttime works 11 days apart in September this year. The runway at the time had only 2,089 metres available for take-off compared to the normal 3,657 metres.
The airport on Monday held its quarterly aviation forum, where it met with council, tourism operators and local businesses to look at ways to bring back traffic levels from before COVID. Reduced capacity and high airfares are currently hampering travel to the city.
The dramatic storm on Friday shut down Mildura’s main runway for several hours, though repairs were performed quickly and flights resumed from mid-afternoon.
Waters takes over from acting CEO Kate Holsgrove, who has been in the position since the exit of Kevin Brown last December. Though he does not have an aviation background, he previously served as CEO of Synergy and Verve Energy before his role at Perth Mint.
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