A big tick for Sydney Airport master plan
The federal government has approved Sydney Airport’s 2033 master plan, which calls for combining domestic and international operations at shared terminals.
Peak industry body Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) chief executive Ken Morrison said the master plan rightly addresses concerns over congestion around the airport by including an integrated transport plan for the first time.
“Passenger numbers at Sydney Airport are forecast to double over the next 20 years and that will drive up demand for transport connections to and from the airport,” said Morrison.
“Today’s approval allows Sydney Airport to get on with the job working with the NSW government to reconfigure a number of roads that service the airport to deliver additional capacity and reduce congestion.”
Morrison said the master plan’s proposed co-location of domestic and international services would be more convenient for customers and make better use of airport infrastructure.
“In relation to public transport initiatives, we are still calling on the NSW government to scrap the station access fee on the Airport Link train stations and improve public bus services.
“The federal government must also seriously consider lifting the arbitrary cap of 80 aircraft movements an hour and remove the 15 minute slot system.
“Australia’s tourism industry needs its primary international gateway working at peak performance. That is only possible with the support of both the NSW and federal governments,” Morrison said.
The master plan is based on no changes to the curfew, aircraft movement cap, noise sharing, access arrangements or flight paths.
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Ian Jarrett
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