GB:
There is very significant growth yet to be experienced in the domestic market and there has been much discussion about the shortages of ground staff and pilots but another problem is the terminals. QF domestic terminals are bursting at the seams and this has been made worse by allocating some of the bays for Jetstar's use. The lead time to design and construct extensions to the terminals is lengthy and management need to be doing something about it now.
YES!
I have LONG wondered how the airports are going to cope with the planned growth of domestic operations. One example is the QF SYD Domestic terminal. Most mornings you can easily see 5 or 6 767s lined up on gates 1-7 with more around on bays 14-16 etc, yet these same bays will not be able to handle the new 787s, which have a wingspan roughly the same as the A330. So as is, SYD Domestic can only handle what, 4 787s at a time on widebody bays? A similar scenario exists at BNE and to a lesser extent MEL. The master plans of these airports don't show any significant changes before the introduction of the 787. Lets not forget Jetstar at all of its ports and Virgin too. So whats the plan, or indeed is there even one?