Virgin Australia has revealed plans to upgrade its domestic terminals at Sydney and Melbourne Airports, which are expected to be completed by the end of the year. Changes for Sydney Airport will include a new, two level, 560-seat lounge, doubling the size of the existing lounge, five new narrow body parking positions, the capability to
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has called on the federal government to move ahead with plans for a second Sydney airport despite opposition from NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell. In an opinion piece for the Daily Telegraph, Joyce said overcrowding at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith had “got to the stage now it just can’t go much longer” and
Auckland Airport boss Simon Moutter has resigned to take over as CEO of NZ Telecom. Simon Robertson, the airport’s current chief financial officer, will step in as acting CEO when Moutter leaves in August. The airport said it would conduct a thorough search for a permanent replacement. Robertson joined the airport in 2005 and held
Sydney has squeezed its way in to a list of the world’s top 20 airports while Auckland Airport has been named the region’s best. Auckland scored as the world’s 11th best airport overall and second-best among airports with 10-20 million passengers per year. Sydney came in at number 20 overall, a 20-place improvement over last
Sydney and Delhi Airports have agreed to work together in an effort to convince airlines to launch direct flights between Australia and India, with each airport saying the other represents its largest potential market not already served by direct air travel. “Sydney and Delhi are the largest market for Australia-India air traffic in their respective
Auckland Airport will auction off piece of its old school flight information board to raise money for charity. More than 100 pieces of the solari board – described by the airport at “the type that flicks through the alphabet to find the right letter” – are up for online auction beginning at 9 am tomorrow
