Posted: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 14:16 AEST
ABC ONLINE
Virgin denies Adelaide move
Virgin Airlines has denied speculation that it will move into the former Ansett facilities at Adelaide Airport within the next few weeks.
Ansett administrators released the northern facilities of the domestic terminal last Sunday, and yesterday airport authorities said they expected Virgin to sign a long-term lease soon.
However, Virgin Blue head of commercial, David Huttner, says negotiations with Adelaide Airport have not yet started.
"Look we want to move into the new terminal and we will certainly do so before the end of the year assuming we can reach fruitful negotiations with Adelaide Airport, but we're not in as much as a rush in Adelaide simply because, in let's say for example, Melbourne or Sydney, our facilities are completely maxed out and we need to get more capacity there first," he said.
