and hence the reason why airports should never be private assets, needed works don't create additional revenue but they make it run smoother.
Exactly right. If they must be private then the rules of engagement need to be water tight.
It becomes cost shifting. Instead of WAC spending on airport infrastructure to ease congestion and delays, the aircraft operators pay for it with fuel, this in turn is paid for by the passengers, who are none the wiser because our media is unable to explain a complex argument to the public at large. They do simple really well...boat people bad...Mr Abbott bad...Kylie good.