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.
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.
Airservices Australia is accused of misleading the government through fabricated noise comparison reports in approving a second runway.
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.
The design of the Australia Post facility – the biggest industrial project on Brisbane Airport land – will be unveiled on Thursday.
By December,there will be a total of 34 flights per week from North America to the Queensland capital.
Brisbane Airport’s waiting area,in which drivers could park for up to 30 minutes free while they waited to pick up arriving passengers,will close next month to make way for a $90 million expansion of the multi-level car park.
It will be the longest non-stop flight in its network – and the longest flight from Brisbane available on any airline.
The largest passenger plane in the world will replace the smaller Boeing 777 for one of the Dubai-based airline’s two daily services to Brisbane.
Airport noise campaigners are disappointed Jetstar will focus on adding quieter planes to its fleet rather than upgrade planes already in service.
United Airlines’ announcement is big news for Queensland’s capital – and a sign international markets are taking the city’s growth projections seriously.