Oz aviation infrastructure is a disgrace.
SYD,MEL,BNE,CBR,PER and HBA are fogged out every year causing huge disruption.
CAT III technology has been around since the 70's (heyday of the Whispering T-Jet BTW
) CAT III was originally flown by BAC111's and Tridents for heavens sake (also T-Jets but not cool like the 9 & the 72!)
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That only MEL has (a broken) CAT III system is appalling in this day and age esp. when alternates are so far away in Australia.
We urgently need a CAT III system at all the above airports either via ILS or RNP and CAT I at the primary alternates, which should be close by (NTL, AAV, CBR, OOL, LST,KGI etc).
Unfortunately the attitude of Macquarie Airports, to name one, is that disruption is to be welcomed as thousand of pax will be trapped in the terminal to be ripped off at the airport company's lesuire. As for the landing fees - all those diversions and returns will cause extra landings and a therefore fee bonanza.
Wouldn't surprise me if the "Association of Privatised Airport Owners" have clubbed together to buy fog machines
