View Full Version : Adelaide Airport Limited - Coming to an Airport near you.
Ovation
23rd Jun 2011, 07:34
I can just see them driving down the price of fuel, rental cars, landing fees, hangar leases, passenger charges etc, once they have a monopoly on SA regional airports. :rolleyes:
SA Advertiser On-Line
ADELAIDE Airport wants to take control of the state's regional airports.
The consortium that manages and runs the Adelaide and Parafield airports is negotiating leasing arrangement with the State Government and the councils that own the eight regional facilities.
The airports it wants to control are Kingscote, Coober Pedy, Whyalla, Ceduna, Port Lincoln, Port Augusta, Mount Gambier and Broken Hill.
If the bid is successful it would approach airlines to fly passengers directly into the regional SA airports.
From the 1970s to the 1990s, the federal Government transferred ownership of regional airports to local councils.
Airports Association national chairman John McArdle, who is also Adelaide Airport's corporate affairs manager, said if the bid succeeded, there would be some sort of business arrangement or partnership with the councils.
strim
23rd Jun 2011, 07:40
The airports it wants to control are Kingscote, Coober Pedy, Whyalla, Ceduna, Port Lincoln, Port Augusta, Mount Gambier and Broken Hill.
If the bid is successful it would approach airlines to fly passengers directly into the regional SA airports.
I don't get it. All these airports are served by daily services...?
Can't see it happening.
poteroo
23rd Jun 2011, 08:11
Goodbye local control, hello massive charging !
happy days,
brisdude
23rd Jun 2011, 09:02
Well it goes back to the old argument the put forward by airport owners to justify huge landing fees back in GAAP zones "Well if yacht owners are paying a fortune to moor their yachts..."
:ugh:
TBM-Legend
23rd Jun 2011, 09:43
creation of a total monopoly I'd say. Total control of the state's aviation infrastructure.
Councils will love it as they'll believe the BS and get a cheque every month and not be responsible for further investment. Communities will see higher taxes and charges that's all. GA, well bye bye...
Socialism by default.
YMRYFlyer
24th Jun 2011, 05:57
Broken Hill is in NSW, not SA... :D
Sounds like it is a return to the Federal Airports Corporation business model and the return of network (subsidisation) pricing to me.
Gordstar
24th Jun 2011, 09:53
So does this mean he thinks he can convince JQ to fly into Ceduna and QF into Whyalla for example????
I smell rats, lots and lots of rats.......................
PLovett
24th Jun 2011, 10:48
Socialism by default.
What are you smoking? :rolleyes:
This is not socialism; that would involve imposing higher landing fees on the airlines at Adelaide and using it to support the lack of income at other airports.
This is rampant capitalism, the control of non-performing assets and then screwing every last drop of blood out of them whatever the cost. :sad:
Mike Litoris
24th Jun 2011, 23:46
Broken Hill is in NSW, not SA...
True, however Broken Hill is closer to Adelaide than it is to Sydney or any other capital city. It even runs on central standard time. It might as well be in SA...
Paul Alfred
25th Jun 2011, 00:37
ADELAIDE Airport....thats it...just Adelaide thanks....youve got your big car parks and excessive charges, your land and lease agreemnets with all those companies...leave the regionals alone ya greedy baskets...:* the councils I know of are doing a good job on their own!
Andy_RR
25th Jun 2011, 02:38
What are you smoking? :rolleyes:
This is not socialism; that would involve imposing higher landing fees on the airlines at Adelaide and using it to support the lack of income at other airports.
This is rampant capitalism, the control of non-performing assets and then screwing every last drop of blood out of them whatever the cost. :sad:
That's not capitalism - it's fascism (or national socialism) which is another name for socialism for big corporations. State largesse and sanctioned monopolies for the big boys.