I have now ascertained that the source of this nonsense was a press release issued by the Gold Coast Airport which quoted a Denis Chant, the Managing Director of Queensland Airports (the owners of Gold Coast Airport)
“The runway has been extended from 2042 metres to 2500 metres and that will enable direct flights from China, the Middle East, India, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea and as new technology aircraft become available the West Coast of the USA.
How amazing that some ignoremus was permitted to put this tosh in a press release to mark the opening of the runway extension? One hopes that he has better advisers to actually manage and control the various airports owned or operated by Queensland Airports.
