The country’s biggest airport has asked the government to match the terms it is offering at Western Sydney to reduce emissions and noise.
But Sydney Airport said the new, government-owned WSIA will be allowed to implement continuous descent approaches that are prohibited at the nation’s busiest airport.
is getting generous concessions from the federal government. It will be provided fire brigade and air traffic control services to enable it to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “Given that Sydney Airport’s flight paths will change to accommodate WSIA, we should consider further reforms that would allow our local residents to also benefit from the latest technology and make airspace across the entire Sydney basin much more efficient, including implementing the Harris Review,” the spokesman said.
The current legislation is due to sunset by April, leading to calls for urgent action from airports and challenger airlines such as Regional Express and Bonza to overhaul the slot system to enable more competition.
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