Closing YMEN would be disastrous for country VIC NSW and TAS patients, not to mention WA infants flown in on the Rio jet.
Besides the extra 15 minutes freeway travel time (plus traffic make that 45 minutes) there would be 20 minutes 'traffic holding' at MEL plus additional taxiing time,
not to mention the lack of aeromedical facilities. Air traffic at MEL would be further delayed by MED1 helicopter flights (Air ambulance will not separate its Fixed wing and rotor wing OPS as they do not have enough medical staff) and where the ammo's go the cops go too (they share a chopper)
Greens voters wouldn't care though - Greens voters are all inner city dwellers, not country where the world actually is green and a healthy environment makes people $$$ - haven't worked out why greens voters are all inner city - any thoughts folks?