Launceston Airport has been given the green light to proceed with $65 million in infrastructure improvements over the next decade as part of its 20-year Master Plan. The federal government has approved Launceston Airport’s master plan, which has forecast passenger numbers at the northern Tasmanian gateway to grow to 2.5 million a year by 2035, from
Sydney Airport plans to talk with construction firms about what building a new airport at Badgerys Creek will involve once the formal consultation period with the government concludes, chief executive Kerrie Mather says. However, no decision on whether the company will take up its right of first refusal to build and operate the new airport
About $8 million will be spent in 2015/16 on international passenger processing facilities at Townsville and Sunshine Coast airports, the budget papers show. Immigration and Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton said both airports will be able to offer ongoing international services as part of the funding package announced in Tuesday night’s budget. Townsville Airport was
Regional airports seeking to upgrade their existing facilities will be able to apply for a share of $33.7 million in federal government funding. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss has announced a fresh allocation of funds for the government’s Remote Airstrip Upgrade Programme. Truss said on Saturday the $33.7
Darwin International Airport (DIA) has opened the doors to its newly completed terminal expansion. The $75 million project has improved the airport’s ability to handle passengers during peak periods thanks to a bigger arrivals and departures area, six additional boarding gates, more space for security screening and three new aircraft parking bays. The terminal floorspace
Sydney Airport says it is looking at replacing the six diesel buses that currently run from the two domestic terminals to a nearby car park with electric vehicles. The airport said on Monday it had opened expressions of interest for an open tender to supply electric buses for the “busy shuttle route” that carried about
