21st December 2011, 06:50 PM
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An interesting follow up article on this issue:
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Capacity constraints at Sydney
Airport must be addressed if New
South Wales is to have any chance
of reaching its ambitious tourism
targets by 2020, a report has
insisted.
The Tourism and Transport
Forum (TTF) has tabled a number
of aviation measures which it
believes are pivotal for the state to
achieve its aims.
Without them the plan, which
includes the doubling of overnight
visitor spend, will struggle.
In a 28-page submission to the
NSW Industry Action Plan, the
TTF labelled the arbitrary cap of 80
movements per hour as the “single
biggest constraint at Sydney
Airport”.
“During peak hours this limit
is consistently met, leading to an
increase in aircraft delays which
build up during the peak hour,” the
TTF said. “The cap also limits the
attractiveness of Sydney Airport
as a destination to new entrant
airlines.”
It called on the government to
review the “artificial constraints”
and be “bold enough to re-open
the debate and broker discussion
between local communities, the
Federal Government and the
airport”.
The TTF said it was aware of
“technological, aeronautical and
air traffic management solutions”
which could limit noise. They
include incentivising the new
generation of fuel efficient quieter
aircraft, such as the A380, 777-
300ER and 787-800, to operate to
Sydney.
While stopping short of
calling for the curfew at Sydney
to be lifted, the TTF said there
also needs to be “increased
dispensation parameters for the
curfew to include weather and
technical events”.
“Such a measure will reduce
the risk profile of Sydney Airport
among some carriers in terms of
being grounded or passengers
missing connection due to curfew,”
it said.
The lobby group also
recommended that slots would
free up if freight and private jets
no longer use Sydney Airport.
It argued that other major hubs
around the world have already
taken such steps.
“To this end the NSW
Government should support efforts
by Bankstown Airport to upgrade
its runway to accommodate Boeing
737-sized freighters and larger
business jets,” the TTF said in its
submission.
In addition, Newcastle and
Canberra should be used for
medium haul international
services and “championed as a
gateway to the south.
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