...and the WAC solution to the problem:
Perth Airport is to impose hefty charges on small aircraft at peak times in an effort to untangle the logjam snarling operations and preventing bigger aircraft getting critical take-off slots.
From July 1, the airport will charge $3.65 a passenger for all airlines, but with a $200 minimum in peak periods, which will hit any aircraft below a 55-seat capacity. It also charges $10.44 per passenger for using its domestic terminal and $15.36 for each international passenger.
Airport chief executive Brad Geatches said the new minimum peak charge was an incentive to get airlines to operate outside the peaks and to move to larger aircraft. The demand for early morning flights is driven by fly in, fly out workers.
"The West Australian", page 13, Monday April 18, 2011.