Brisbane Airport hit a new record for passenger traffic during the 2009/10 financial year as both domestic and international services grew strongly, particularly during June. The airport recorded 19.4 million passengers for the year, of which 14.9 million were domestic and 4.1 million international passengers, in addition to 400,000 transit passengers. During June, there were
Queensland Airports Limited says that it achieved a new record for passenger movements across its three airports during the 2009/2010 financial year, with nearly seven million passengers passing through its terminals. In what was a difficult year, the biggest growth in passenger numbers was 12 per cent to 5.17 million at the Gold Coast, which
Melbourne Airport says that it achieved a new record for international passenger traffic over the past financial year as overall traffic grew by a healthy six per cent. For the year ending June 30 2010, the airport handled 5.538 million international passengers, representing a new record and an increase of 13 per cent over the
Airservices Australia has announced that forecast strong gusts at Sydney Airport on July 14 may cause it to restrict operations on its Runway 25. “As is usual practice, to maintain safe operations Airservices air traffic controllers in Sydney have adjusted the number of aircraft movements per hour to match the operating conditions,” Airservices said in
Airservices Australia’s Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) service at Sydney Airport has received a new aerial fire fighting vehicle which can provide access to the upper deck of an Airbus A380 in the event of an emergency. ARFF instructors have been training on the new, $820,000 vehicle since July 12. It features a turntable
Regional Express and Sydney Airports Corporation Limited (SACL) have traded barbs over the airport’s intention to increase its charges on regional airlines for access at its Terminal 2. Rex has taken the action of writing to councils and parliamentarians to oppose the increase in fees, which SACL says amounts to 22-23 cents per passenger excluding
