Land grab: tree farm near Sydney’s new airport in hot demand
The big sites around the new airport are changing hands and as developers swoop there are few bargains to be had in the once idyllic rural setting on the city fringes.
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New Sydney airport wants to be the next Dubai
Western Sydney Airport CEO Simon Hickey says the new airport could service 80 million passengers a year and grow to the size of Dubai’s, becoming Australia’s gateway to the world.
‘Year of traffic jams’ for Sydney airport
A huge traffic jam that developed at Sydney airport on Friday morning is the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ with travellers told to brace for a year of road works.
Faulty smartgates at Sydney airport are worst in the country
Passengers at Australia’s busiest airport are being confronted with massive queues as ageing border force ‘smartgates’ have the worst failure rates in the country.
Sydney welcomes back eighth Chinese airline
Sydney Airport has ticked off a major milestone with the return of every Chinese airline that was operating out of the NSW capital before Covid struck.
Ex-airport chief lands top BCA role
The BCA has tapped former Sydney Airport CEO Geoff Culbert, who says businesses carry a big responsibility in tackling climate change and the cost of living.
Noise insulation for homes under new airport flight paths
Taxpayers will foot the bill for noise insulation work in potentially thousands of homes under the flight paths for the new Western Sydney International Airport.
Heartwarming scenes as mercy flight lands
Tears, hugs and welcome home balloons filled the arrivals hall of the Sydney airport as the first repatriation flight from Israel landed in Australia.
More than 100 flights in and out of Sydney cancelled
Airlines proactively axed 59 departures and a similar number of arrivals in and out of Sydney ahead of predicted high winds.
Woman distraught as 100 flights cancelled
The Central Coast resident was visibly upset as she waited at the airport for her last-minute trip to Melbourne. “This isn’t a holiday. I need to get home.”
Windies skipper plots rare series win on Aussie soil
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews needs to produce another masterpiece. But a cricketer’s luck is bound to run out at some stage. It’s just that type of sport.
From roads to the skies for Transurban’s Charlton
It’s out of the frying pan and into the fire for the debonair CEO of Transurban Scott Charlton, who has been announced as the incoming boss of Sydney Airport.
ASX down; Joyce’s $21.4m send off
Joyce faces a significantly reduced final pay packet. Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson ‘has a lot of work to do’: Chalmers. Income lift boosts Sezzle. NAB warns against branch mandate. KMD drops on profit fall.
Sydney airport fire destroys five cars
A luxury vehicle has burst into flames in a Sydney airport carpark, with the raging fire then spreading to four other cars.
More competition ‘key to on-time flights’ from gateway
Flight delays and cancellations at Sydney airport are unlikely to improve until slot hoarding is addressed, a parliamentary committee has heard.
International travel soars above domestic recovery
The recovery in international travel has now overtaken domestic at Sydney Airport, aided by a huge surge in Chinese visitors.
Airline bomb threat accused ‘in wrong state of mind’
Muhammad Arif has pushed back his first court hearing by a full day, after refusing to come out of his cell or speak with his own lawyers due to ‘serious’ mental health issues.
Man charged over Sydney Airport emergency
A 45-year-old Canberra man has been charged for allegedly claiming to have explosives on board the Malaysia Airlines flight at Sydney Airport.
Alleged plane disrupter’s court drama
The man at the centre of an incident that forced an international flight to return to Sydney airport has refused to come out of his cell.
Cops storm plane after man forces U-turn
Cops have stormed a Malaysia Airlines flight to arrest an “unruly” passenger whose behaviour forced the plane to return to Sydney.
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