Airport feels the strain of superjumbo stampede

[Paul F]

Originally Posted by Jarden S

So that is 10 gates A380 capable that is a lot more than the news article which says there is only 5 gates.

I think you will find that list is for MEL.

[Rowan McKeever]

Yeah definitely MEL

[David Foxx]

This is a glaring example of the wider overcrowding issues that dog YSSY and are only going to get worse. Anyone who's tried to transit the airport for business travel will know how bad it is. Delays are virtually inevitable as soon as demand rises much above baseline.

Part of the solution might be to invite all the people who've resisted the range of alternate airport solutions to a symposium - then lock them in a parked A380 for a couple of hours.

[Danfeng Qian]

Is it possible to build another airport in the sea, like those in Hong Kong, Osaka and Nagoya?

[JamesL]

Anything is possible, btw the G bays that argon that chart are stand off bays...

[Garry Emanuel]

Check the coordinates - definitely Melbourne.

[Jarden S]

What also made me think it was for SYD was from James W list is it had Sydney, Australia at the bottom. So its MEL list be good if somone had a list for SYD gates so we can compare.