Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Metro link to airport not cleared for take-off
The state government and Brisbane council were singing from the same Brisbane Metro hymn sheet on Wednesday. Then the reality of Airtrain set in.
- by Cameron Atfield and Matt Dennien
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The Indian superstar inadvertently cashing in on Brisbane Airport
Actor Naga Shaurya is hardly a household name in Brisbane, but if you’re a Facebook user, you may have come across him.
- by Cameron Atfield
This suburb has the most plane noise complaints – but these locals say that’s just hot air
A Senate inquiry has heard most aircraft noise complaints come from one Brisbane suburb. Some residents are not worried.
- by Tony Moore
Bluey and Robert Irwin team up to attract visitors to Queensland
An international audience will be urged to “Come and play in Bluey’s world”, as the state launches its biggest tourism campaign in a decade.
- by Courtney Kruk
Halving of Airtrain fares labelled a ‘cynical’ election vote grab
The opposition also says the six-month reduction in fares to and from Brisbane Airport is a stop-gap measure that fails to provide a long-term solution to the overpriced service.
- by Cameron Atfield
Council officer breaks ranks to call for Brisbane Airport noise study
A Brisbane City Council officer who deals with noise complaints and pollution has made his own submission to a Senate inquiry, calling for planning changes.
- by Sean Parnell
Airtrain negotiations back on after Bailey breakdown
The on-again, off-again discussions between the state government and Airtrain to end the private company’s monopoly on public transport to Brisbane Airport is on again.
- by Cameron Atfield
Brisbane Airport adds flights to new ‘bucket-list’ destination
Brisbane Airport is set to add another international destination to its inventory, with flights to the tiny north Pacific nation of Palau to begin this month.
- by Cameron Atfield
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It’s time to bin Australia’s intrusive Incoming Passenger Cards
Australia is one of the few developed nations in the world still using paper arrivals cards, even for its own citizens. It can be an intimidating experience.
- by Cameron Atfield
Brisbane Airport curfew, flight caps proposed to counter aircraft noise
Airservices Australia is accused of misleading the government through fabricated noise comparison reports in approving a second runway.
- by Savannah Meacham and Kat Wong
Brisbane Airport safety checks ‘circumvented’ before aborted take-off
Australia’s air safety watchdog has criticised Singapore Airlines and on-duty ground crew for lax pre-departure safety checks at Brisbane Airport, after a plane almost took off with vital airspeed sensors covered up.
- by Cameron Atfield
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