Brisbane Airtrain
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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Airtrain debacle shows the pitfalls of privatised public transport
Airtrain should serve as a cautionary tale for governments: cede control of vital public infrastructure at your peril.
- by Cameron Atfield
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
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
Airtrain negotiation breakdown to put squeeze on Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport has warned congestion in and out of the airport will only get worse until Airtrain’s monopoly on public transport to the precinct is torn up.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Smart ticketing rollout extends to Brisbane Airtrain
Visitors to Brisbane can now tap on to the Airtrain with their bank cards, phones or other linked devices after south-east Queensland’s smart ticketing system was extended to the airport.
- by Cameron Atfield
Airport workers forking out as Airtrain fares take off again
One frustrated worker told Brisbane Times some staff had already left their jobs because they could not afford recent fare increases.
- by Cloe Read
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Public Transport
Airtrain in negotiation to exit contract, ending airport monopoly
Brisbane’s privately run airport rail service could soon be put in public hands, which could see an end to $20 fares to and from the CBD.
- by Cameron Atfield
‘I don’t know anyone who catches Airtrain’: MP joins calls for end to monopoly
Queensland’s Labor government is coming under increased pressure to tear up its exclusivity deal with Airtrain to run public transport services to Brisbane Airport.
- by Cameron Atfield
Airtrain’s exclusive airport access risks making Brisbane an ‘international joke’
Pressure is mounting on the state government to buy out Airtrain’s exclusive public transport rights to Brisbane Airport ahead of the 2032 Olympics.
- by Cameron Atfield
Why the Gold Coast is losing its direct rail link to Brisbane Airport
Queensland’s most prominent public transport advocate says keeping the Gold Coast-Brisbane Airport direct link would create a dangerous rail connection.
- by Cameron Atfield
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