Badgerys given a green light

BTN News
Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Despite concerns about the location - fog, distance from 'the city', road/rail access and willingness/reluctance of airlines to switch passenger and air cargo services from Sydney Airport - the Australian government has approved a second international Sydney airport to be built at Badgerys Creek.


Sydney Airport Holdings (Sydney Airport's owner) has first right of refusal to build the A$5 billion airport, which the government hopes will boost inbound air passenger numbers to Sydney by about 10 million people per year.


The new airport is central to prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's A$30 billion national public works program and its proposed runway will be able to handle Airbus A380s.

Badgerys given a green light

BTN News
Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Despite concerns about the location - fog, distance from 'the city', road/rail access and willingness/reluctance of airlines to switch passenger and air cargo services from Sydney Airport - the Australian government has approved a second international Sydney airport to be built at Badgerys Creek.


Sydney Airport Holdings (Sydney Airport's owner) has first right of refusal to build the A$5 billion airport, which the government hopes will boost inbound air passenger numbers to Sydney by about 10 million people per year.


The new airport is central to prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's A$30 billion national public works program and its proposed runway will be able to handle Airbus A380s.