Inbound tourism to south-east Queensland is to receive a further boost from November 24 when Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia X increases its schedule to daily from the current five a week. The frequency increase will add another 60,000 seats a year between Kuala Lumpur and the Gold Coast. Air Asia X’s entry to the Gold
The number of international passengers using Brisbane Airport in June is running seven per cent ahead of the same period last year, something the airport said has been led by event-based travel demand. The region has been host to a number of high profile events this year, which has helped drive domestic and inbound international
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) has rejected new calls for regional airline operations to be moved from Sydney Airport to Bankstown, labelling Bankstown Airport, in Sydney’s southwest, as “commercially and operationally impossible”. Moving regional airline flights from Bankstown is often suggested as a way of relieving some of the capacity constraints at Sydney
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) and Virgin Australia have reached an agreement that supports the development of critical infrastructure at Brisbane Airport. Significantly, the agreement breaks the deadlock between the BAC and airlines over the development on a new parallel runway, and paves the way for a broader strategic relationship between the airport and Virgin Australia.
Adelaide and Parafield Airports have become the first airports in Australia to be recognised internationally for mapping and committing to reduce carbon emissions. Adelaide Airport Ltd (AAL), which operates both airports, received Airport Carbon Accreditation Mapping Level certificates at the ACI World Annual Congress work in measuring its carbon footprint. Airport Carbon Accreditation is an
Sydney Airport’s plan for integrated international and domestic terminals has been included as a key feature of its preliminary draft master plan, released on Wednesday for public consultation. The airport says that its plan for integrated terminals, rather than separate international and domestic terminals as exists today, has received “strong stakeholder support”, and would see
