Albanese does nothing on Sydney Airports
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The sad and sorry fact is the good folk of Marrickville will probably vote him in again, such is the electorate. His one genuine merit is as Leader of Business in The House which he does admirably. And to the frustration of Abbott & Co.
The best one can hope for, is he may "do an Anna Bligh" after he is vindicated on his stand for Rudd and his firm belief that Gillard can't and won't win the next election.
before he gets sh#t canned by the Australian voters
The best one can hope for, is he may "do an Anna Bligh" after he is vindicated on his stand for Rudd and his firm belief that Gillard can't and won't win the next election.
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Well it's official nothing is going to happen.
How many enquiries/reports etc have been carried out since then? And to what purpose other than prevaricating on the issue whilst appearing to be doing something.
Frankly, I hope it never gets built and Sydney chokes on its own traffic
Possibly even Adelaide may benefit as well.
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Albanese's wife's electorate is right under the flightpath too from memory. No way the movement cap or curfew is ever going to be changed while they are in politics.
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No way the movement cap or curfew is ever going to be changed while they are in politics.
Park and pay: Australia's most costly airports
Melbourne airport sucks the most cash out of customers. Photo: Craig AbrahamBrisbane Airport is Australia's most expensive for parking, but Melbourne's Tullamarine sucks the most money from consumers - $114.6 million last financial year.
The competition watchdog's annual survey on how the airports in the five mainland state capitals are performing also reveals that airlines' satisfaction with the quality of service in Melbourne fell more than 20 per cent last year.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims stressed, as he released this year's report, that while his commission monitors the airports it has no power to regulate their charges or service levels.
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Car parking prices "Monitoring does not restrict them from increasing prices, or degrading service standards, to earn monopoly profits," said Mr Sims.
As most airport visitors know from the strain to their wallets, it is parking where they are most in the grip of the airports.
The five airports took in more than $300 million from renting parking spaces last year, keeping $230 million of it as profit.
Melbourne's $87 million carparking profit, aided by the fact that it has 22,400 parking spaces, was more than the combined earnings of Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane.
About one in every five dollars of revenue generated at Melbourne airport comes from parking - easily the highest ratio of any airport in the country.
Sydney airport generates the most money from each of its 12,300 parking spaces - almost $8000 a year, of which $5600 is profit. Brisbane is earning more than $6100 for each spot, and Melbourne is next on $5100.
Brisbane's ranking probably stems from the fact that it charges the highest fees, with a seven-day long term parking space slugging customers $140. In Sydney, a similar stint would set you back $122 and in Perth $88.
On the short-term side, the first hour charge of $15 in Sydney is the most expensive, but Adelaide takes the award for ratcheting up its fees the most. There, the first hour costs only $4, but if you stay for more than 8 hours it costs $30. Melbourne and Sydney's daily parking rates top out at $52.
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Albo –
"I went to Qld 22 times last year".
"I went to Qld 22 times last year".
Macbeth:
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Life of Brian.
MC Aaaaw, well, all right then. You can see him for one minute, but not one second more. Do you understand?
Crowd Yes.
MC Promise?
Crowd Well, All Right.
MC All right. Here he is then. Come on, Brian. Come and talk to them.
Brian But mum. Judith.
MC Now leave that welsh tart alone.--------[She drags him out to address the crowd
MC Aaaaw, well, all right then. You can see him for one minute, but not one second more. Do you understand?
Crowd Yes.
MC Promise?
Crowd Well, All Right.
MC All right. Here he is then. Come on, Brian. Come and talk to them.
Brian But mum. Judith.
MC Now leave that welsh tart alone.--------[She drags him out to address the crowd
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Arrgh! yes. Carmel Tebbutt and Albo. The King and Queen of Marrickville.
Again from Wiki: Carmel Tebbutt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Again from Wiki: Carmel Tebbutt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maybe there is method to "Albo's" madness! See Ben's latest here:
Govt crackdown saving frequent flyers $$$$ | Plane Talking
But "K" it's still all bollocks!
Govt crackdown saving frequent flyers $$$$ | Plane Talking
But "K" it's still all bollocks!
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This article alone should justify a new airport.
No new terminals, plenty of holding and a airport unable to cope once we get a bit of weather. Yet they manage to pat themselves on the back because they went from poor to satisfactory..........only took 12 years to do it AND they have the hide to jack up the cost of operating at the airport.
Pity the ACCC doesn't do more than state the bleeding obvious.
No new terminals, plenty of holding and a airport unable to cope once we get a bit of weather. Yet they manage to pat themselves on the back because they went from poor to satisfactory..........only took 12 years to do it AND they have the hide to jack up the cost of operating at the airport.
Pity the ACCC doesn't do more than state the bleeding obvious.
SYDNEY Airport has lifted its quality of service rating from poor to satisfactory for the first time since the consumer watchdog began monitoring the aeronautical industry 12 years ago.
But the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, said the level of service at the country's busiest airport remained a concern.
''Airlines' ratings of Sydney airport's quality of service improved to satisfactory in the most recent period,'' the commission's report said. ''While this is a positive sign, it follows reports of unsatisfactory service standards over many years which, when considered alongside continually increasing prices and profits, raised cause for concern about the airport's performance.''
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Sydney Airport recorded the highest number of passengers of any Australian airport, with 36.3 million people passing through the arrival and departure gates in 2010-11. The airport also recorded the highest revenue of $524.8 million. Revenue from car parking alone topped $98 million for the period.
The ACCC rates the country's five biggest international airports' quality of service by surveying airlines, passengers and border agencies. Aspects examined in the report card include the availability and standard of check-in facilities used by the airlines and surveys of passengers' experiences when passing through security screening points.
Mr Sims said because passengers' perceptions of their experiences at airports could also be coloured by the level of service provided by their airline and their treatment by customs and immigration officers, the airlines' ratings gave a more accurate picture of an airport's quality of service.
Sydney Airport's overall rating for service was 3.66 out of 5 - the lowest of all five airports - while the rating airlines gave the airport was even lower, at 3.15. Only Perth recorded a poorer airline rating than Sydney.
A statement issued by Sydney Airport's chief executive, Kerrie Mather, yesterday said the company took service quality seriously. ''[We] were pleased that we achieved our highest ratings in many years. We anticipate that our recent introduction of regular, internal service monitoring will further improve our service quality,'' the statement said.
Sydney Airport still has the highest hourly rate for car parking in the country, but Ms Mather noted it was one of only two airports in the country that did not increase parking rates over the 2010-2011 period.
Mr Sims said it was interesting to note that with the exception of Melbourne Airport, which had undergone a considerable re-investment in services over the period, all other airports' revenues had continued to increase at a significantly greater rate than their operating expenses, despite the global financial crisis and a number of natural disasters which had hit the airlines hard.
There was a suggestion that airlines were in fact insulating the airports' risks and returns over the past few years, he said.
While monitoring was limited in its scope to make a detailed assessment of an airports' overall performance and could not be used to conclusively establish whether the airports' had earned monopoly profits, Mr Sims said the ACCC had ''observed outcomes that would be expected of unconstrained monopolies''
Read more: Airport lifts its game but not enough to please ACCC
But the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, said the level of service at the country's busiest airport remained a concern.
''Airlines' ratings of Sydney airport's quality of service improved to satisfactory in the most recent period,'' the commission's report said. ''While this is a positive sign, it follows reports of unsatisfactory service standards over many years which, when considered alongside continually increasing prices and profits, raised cause for concern about the airport's performance.''
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Sydney Airport recorded the highest number of passengers of any Australian airport, with 36.3 million people passing through the arrival and departure gates in 2010-11. The airport also recorded the highest revenue of $524.8 million. Revenue from car parking alone topped $98 million for the period.
The ACCC rates the country's five biggest international airports' quality of service by surveying airlines, passengers and border agencies. Aspects examined in the report card include the availability and standard of check-in facilities used by the airlines and surveys of passengers' experiences when passing through security screening points.
Mr Sims said because passengers' perceptions of their experiences at airports could also be coloured by the level of service provided by their airline and their treatment by customs and immigration officers, the airlines' ratings gave a more accurate picture of an airport's quality of service.
Sydney Airport's overall rating for service was 3.66 out of 5 - the lowest of all five airports - while the rating airlines gave the airport was even lower, at 3.15. Only Perth recorded a poorer airline rating than Sydney.
A statement issued by Sydney Airport's chief executive, Kerrie Mather, yesterday said the company took service quality seriously. ''[We] were pleased that we achieved our highest ratings in many years. We anticipate that our recent introduction of regular, internal service monitoring will further improve our service quality,'' the statement said.
Sydney Airport still has the highest hourly rate for car parking in the country, but Ms Mather noted it was one of only two airports in the country that did not increase parking rates over the 2010-2011 period.
Mr Sims said it was interesting to note that with the exception of Melbourne Airport, which had undergone a considerable re-investment in services over the period, all other airports' revenues had continued to increase at a significantly greater rate than their operating expenses, despite the global financial crisis and a number of natural disasters which had hit the airlines hard.
There was a suggestion that airlines were in fact insulating the airports' risks and returns over the past few years, he said.
While monitoring was limited in its scope to make a detailed assessment of an airports' overall performance and could not be used to conclusively establish whether the airports' had earned monopoly profits, Mr Sims said the ACCC had ''observed outcomes that would be expected of unconstrained monopolies''
Read more: Airport lifts its game but not enough to please ACCC
I've never understood why Richmond doesn't get a run as a potential civil site. Has a distinct advantage of actually having an airport there to start with.....
Also, the RAAF has had a gutful of the demands being placed on it by airlines (Jetstar, etc) since they opened RAAF Williamstown to joint military/civil operations. It is impacting on the RAAF's operations and they would like to go back to a purely military operation. There's no way that they will open up another RAAF base to joint ops. If there is a need/demand for additional civil airfields, it's up to the civil operations to fund the infrastructure - not rely on the military to provide it for them.
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Williamtown.
Cost effective, apart from the fog
"The Hunter Valley successfully produces some of the thickest fog in the country.
It restricts drivers' vision dramatically especially in the autumn and winter.
Fog usually begins forming at midnight. On average 90 per cent of fog clouds lift by 9am."
Pea souper rolls in as Hunter pollution levels rise - Local News - News - General - Maitland Mercury
And the topography between Sydney and Newcastle would probably make a VFT prohibitively expensive.
Cost effective, apart from the fog
"The Hunter Valley successfully produces some of the thickest fog in the country.
It restricts drivers' vision dramatically especially in the autumn and winter.
Fog usually begins forming at midnight. On average 90 per cent of fog clouds lift by 9am."
Pea souper rolls in as Hunter pollution levels rise - Local News - News - General - Maitland Mercury
And the topography between Sydney and Newcastle would probably make a VFT prohibitively expensive.
Orange Airport has just received a $25M upgrade approval to cope with 737 size aircraft. I think that would be an ideal supplementary airport with spoke transport logistics in place.
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Who paid $25 million for an upgrade of Orange Airport?
Alice Springs has better "spoke transport logistics" in place than Orange.
Alice Springs has better "spoke transport logistics" in place than Orange.
The NSW Government paid the $25M although there may also have been a federal contribution to that sum.
I could not agree that Alice Springs has a better spoke transport infrastructure than Orange. That is ludicrous.
I could not agree that Alice Springs has a better spoke transport infrastructure than Orange. That is ludicrous.
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Your'e talking about an airport that "perhaps" has the pavement strength to handle a 737. I'll bet the cash went on X-Ray machines and fences.
Coffs Harbour can handle a 737. I've flown there regularly by those means. It's got trains, bus terminals and hotels. How would either cope with an A380?
The $25 million wouldn't have come from The NSW Govt, they are BROKE having inherited a significant burden from past incumbants. One can guess it has come via the taxpayer, (of which I am one), and possibly as a result of DOT/CASA infrastructure handouts from their mountains of cash gathered by a oft used catch cry, "SAFETY".
As for Alice Springs, it's closer to Perth than Orange. It's closer to Adelaide than Orange, and it's closer to Darwin than Orange.
Exactly where do the spokes that radiate from Orange go in the International sense?
Coffs Harbour can handle a 737. I've flown there regularly by those means. It's got trains, bus terminals and hotels. How would either cope with an A380?
The $25 million wouldn't have come from The NSW Govt, they are BROKE having inherited a significant burden from past incumbants. One can guess it has come via the taxpayer, (of which I am one), and possibly as a result of DOT/CASA infrastructure handouts from their mountains of cash gathered by a oft used catch cry, "SAFETY".
As for Alice Springs, it's closer to Perth than Orange. It's closer to Adelaide than Orange, and it's closer to Darwin than Orange.
Exactly where do the spokes that radiate from Orange go in the International sense?
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I seem to remember Parks airport wanted to be the Freight Operations Airport, with a distribution centre from there... that would reduce some of the traffic/noise into Sydney Airport and surrounding suburbs
Alice Springs may be closer to Perth and Adelaide although that doesn't qualify it as being an appropriate supplementary airport to Sydney as it is geographically one thousand times the distance from Sydney that Orange is.
The bulk of the $25M did come from the NSW Government through re-allocation out of other projects. This occurred because the current NSW Government does realise that NSW does not stand for "Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong".
A high proportion of the funding was also allocated by Newcrest, a local Mining company. This was a result of Newcrest's need to facilitate high capacity aircraft into Orange for crew transfers.
The bulk of the $25M did come from the NSW Government through re-allocation out of other projects. This occurred because the current NSW Government does realise that NSW does not stand for "Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong".
A high proportion of the funding was also allocated by Newcrest, a local Mining company. This was a result of Newcrest's need to facilitate high capacity aircraft into Orange for crew transfers.
The pavement at Orange will be upgraded and significantyly extended so it won't be a "perhaps" situation. The transport spokes out of Orange are very strong back to Sydney as that's where the traffic is supplemantary to.