Pay attention. He did not suggest it was a CASA liability.
It seems that Government funding is available for some airports but the money has not been released.....
Government.
Surely this must show that cost must be considered along with safety...
All costs ... must be considered, including CASA costs.
It never ceases to amaze me that one rural airport I frequent has, apart from airline check in and loader staff, five full time contracted security/baggage scan/bomb testing staff, a new baggage x-ray machine, walk through scanner and an explosives sniffer machine, all to manage one or two Dash 8 200's (occasionally a 300) per day.
My guess running and maintaining the airport, funding ticket sales, check in and baggage handling staff, plus security staff, cost of acquisition and maintaining of scanners etc must just about equal ticket revenue! Those ludicrous costs must either come out of my ticket fare or out of my taxes.