Passenger numbers at Melbourne and Sydney airports were up in February as overseas visitors headed Down Under to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Melbourne Airport chief executive Chris Woodruff said international passenger numbers rose 13.3 per cent to 669,403 in February thanks to a number of key events in the Victorian capital, including an international
Avalon Airport chief executive Justin Giddings believes the airport will survive even if Jetstar pulls its five flights a day to the Lindsay Fox-owned facility. The current agreement between Jetstar and the operators of Avalon Airport and the Victorian government that was signed in December 2013 and understood to be worth about $11 million is
Two Queensland airports have been recognised at the recent Skytrax World Airport awards, while Auckland Airport retained its title as the best airport in the Australia/Pacific region. Brisbane Airport was judged to have the best airport staff in the Australia/Pacific region, while Gold Coast Airport just down the highway was named best regional airport, again
Sydney Airport’s proposed road changes and new hotel development at its domestic precinct can proceed after receiving federal government approval. The Major Development Plan submitted to the federal government indicated Sydney Airport planned to build a multi-level ground transport interchange for Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 – which handle domestic flights – creating more space for
Sydney Airport is looking for a new chairman after the long-serving Max Moore-Wilton announced he will step down at the company’s annual general meeting in May. The company said on Thursday a search for a new board member was underway, with a new chairman to be announced “in due course”. Moore-Wilton has been on the
While international traffic in to and out of Australia continues to grow, the nation’s three major eastern states airports all posted declines in the number of domestic air travellers in January. Brisbane, Melbourne Tullamarine and Sydney airports all had fewer domestic passengers in January compared with the same month a year earlier. Domestic travellers fell
