YSBK costs.
And just how many times is the tax payer expected to "repay" the cost of the Bankstown Airport to the bureaucrats?
In the early 80's, you were struggling to find a parking spot for anything, and that was on the grass.
Enter the privatisation system.
Rents through the roof - the Clamback and Hennessey debacle, just for one instance, parking charges outrageous, etc, etc.
BAL were charging operators to park that operators own aircraft on land that the operator was leasing from the BAL. Sheesh. Was it leased land that the lessee wasn't allowed to access? That'd be BAL all over. A subsequent operator wanted to lease part of a hangar, NO - YOU CAN'T USE THE TOILET OR WASHROOM, THAT'LL BE ANOTHER $1000 A MONTH, THANKS.
Another long term (20+years) had their hangar door locked because they refused to stump 12 months lease in advance as "security". And no, no previous consultation about the changed rules. BAL had to have a Supreme Court npotice of Breach of Contract before the doors were unlocked.
I wanted my past boss to sue BAL. we got to a couple of $mill, but he backed out, didn't want to upset the apple cart.
HOW LONG, JUST HOW LONG IS THE INDUSTRY GOING TO ALLOW ITSELF TO BE SHAFTED BY THE UNCONSCIONABLE CONDUCT BEING FOISTED UPON THEM.
How many times have we seen the call to arms to stand together and oppose this bastardry, only to see it fall apart, because some operators have too much self interest to allow themselves to act for the greater good?
Perhaps now it is time.
What was that saying about bad things happen when good people do nothing??