Thirty One years ago I moved to Sydney to start an airline job and in the market to buy a house. My dilemma as to where I should buy was, within suitable travel time of Kingsford Smith, or out near the mooted 2nd Sydney Airport Site.
Seeking the counsel of an old captain who had made a bit of money in the Sydney real estate market, his advice was "There will be no 2nd Sydney airport before I retire and probably none before you retire".
He was right.
I can see retirement coming over the hill and the 2nd Sydney airport is probably just as far away as it was 31 years ago.