AFIF calls for Sydney Airport and NSW govt to begin industry talks
AirCargo Archive Stories #222
Tuesday, 09 April 2013
The Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF), in a submission made in response to the NSW Draft Freight and Ports Strategy, pointed to the introduction of off-airport CTO facilities by Qantas Freight and Toll Dnata.
“A by-product of this initiative has been to ease traffic choke points at Sydney Airport with freight forwarders taking delivery of consolidated cargo at off-airport locations in a model that is not too dissimilar to the intermodal terminal concept being promoted in the sea cargo environment,” said the submission.
Noting that the short-term leases on these facilities could be affected by the need for passenger terminal expansion, AFIF said it was “essential that the NSW government and Sydney Airport closely engage with federal statutory authorities, CTOs and freight forwarders as a part of any long term planning to take into account commercial interests, fundamental operational requirements and to co-ordinate overall road management issues.”
SYD okay until 2045? However, responding to the much-publicised Commonwealth Bank report on Sydney Airport capacity, the airport company claimed it was based on flawed assumptions and that the airport had ample capacity to meet forecast demand until at least 2045.
“In particular, the report assumes no changes to the current configuration of the airport, ignoring the fact that Sydney Airport is constantly investing in additional capacity – in excess of A$2 billion has been spent in the last 10 years - and we are consulting with stakeholders on the new vision concept plan, announced in December 2011, that would unlock additional capacity and drive greater efficiency.”
It pointed to increased efficiencies generated by trends in international aviation, with Sydney having become one of the busiest A380 airports in the world.
“We agree that due to outdated regulations, Sydney Airport is under-utilised compared to other international airports. Australia and Sydney would benefit from a fresh look at policies that better reflect the growth in larger, greener and quieter aircraft to replace the existing regulatory settings that were made close to 20 years ago and haven’t kept pace with these changes.”
AFIF calls for Sydney Airport and NSW govt to begin industry talks
AirCargo Archive Stories #222
Tuesday, 09 April 2013
The Australian Federation of International Forwarders (AFIF), in a submission made in response to the NSW Draft Freight and Ports Strategy, pointed to the introduction of off-airport CTO facilities by Qantas Freight and Toll Dnata.
“A by-product of this initiative has been to ease traffic choke points at Sydney Airport with freight forwarders taking delivery of consolidated cargo at off-airport locations in a model that is not too dissimilar to the intermodal terminal concept being promoted in the sea cargo environment,” said the submission.
Noting that the short-term leases on these facilities could be affected by the need for passenger terminal expansion, AFIF said it was “essential that the NSW government and Sydney Airport closely engage with federal statutory authorities, CTOs and freight forwarders as a part of any long term planning to take into account commercial interests, fundamental operational requirements and to co-ordinate overall road management issues.”
SYD okay until 2045? However, responding to the much-publicised Commonwealth Bank report on Sydney Airport capacity, the airport company claimed it was based on flawed assumptions and that the airport had ample capacity to meet forecast demand until at least 2045.
“In particular, the report assumes no changes to the current configuration of the airport, ignoring the fact that Sydney Airport is constantly investing in additional capacity – in excess of A$2 billion has been spent in the last 10 years - and we are consulting with stakeholders on the new vision concept plan, announced in December 2011, that would unlock additional capacity and drive greater efficiency.”
It pointed to increased efficiencies generated by trends in international aviation, with Sydney having become one of the busiest A380 airports in the world.
“We agree that due to outdated regulations, Sydney Airport is under-utilised compared to other international airports. Australia and Sydney would benefit from a fresh look at policies that better reflect the growth in larger, greener and quieter aircraft to replace the existing regulatory settings that were made close to 20 years ago and haven’t kept pace with these changes.”
