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Second airport rises again
Article in SMH this morning what are your thoughts/comments on this issue?
I personally think on a whole the point of the airport being unable to accomodate new flights is a big load of BS whilst it is somkewhat true about the mroning peak periods, the rest of the day there is plenty of capacity for more services but problem is airlines want the services in the morning peak. I think SYD does not need a second airport but more so Airservices and Macquaire need to upgrade infrastructure and improve flow efficiency so as to minimise delays and improve traffic flow during peak periods. Quote:
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Not sure if SYD needs a second airport but the international arrivals is a disgrace and borders on 3rd world standards when you compare it to the likes of ICN / SIN / HKG where it so organised and efficient.
But I guess there is prob not much room to further expand that terminal? Not sure. And what I hate most is being forced to walk through a shop when you leave and arrive. Very tacky! |
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They can get rid of that 80 movements an hour cap for starters could easily increase it to 120. Its political issues that get in the way it will never happen same as the curfew it is here to stay unfortunately.
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Given that MEL doesn't have a curfew do you think in the long term it could ever overtake SYD as Australia's busiest airport? Those late night/early AM departures seem to be very popular at MEL particularly for corporate traffic allowing a full day's work.
Flew on the QF29 a few weeks back MEL-HKG and the intl term was so busy. |
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The issue with SYD is not so much runway capacity, whilst the airport has the necessary runway infrastructure to handle 80+ runway movements other infrastructure such as apron and terminal capaity is very much lacking and that is where the problem lies. It is not uncommon to see international arrivals land on time in the morning and then wait in excess of 45 minutes in some cases for an avialable bay (in some cases a bussing operation).
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Think you're spot on there Jacob.
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the politicians will talk about for the next 10-15 years and not do a thing, because they lack the ***** to do it and it won't win them the next election. Its sad because the state will suffer because of this bottleneck
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NIMBY
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I really don't know just how many more feasability studies there needs to be for a second airport, or indeed its proposed location. I'm sure the previous 10 taxpayer funded studies already have all the answers, if only they'd bother looking back through them Once again, there'll be all the talk about it but nothing will get done. And it will all be forgotten for another 3 years.....
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And no.....1 aircraft per minute is not an acceptable rate |
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