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An X-ray of a suitcase seized at Sydney Airport. Pictures: AFP Two foreign nationals have been refused bail after almost 50kg of cocaine and meth worth nearly $29 million were seized at Sydney Airport within the last two weeks. According to the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the two unrelated drug shipments were seized at the…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Today is proving to be the busiest day of the year for Brisbane Airport with 62,000 domestic passengers passing through. The airport says the surge is fuelled by Brisbane Lions fans flying to Melbourne for the AFL Grand Final clash with Sydney, and as Queenslanders return home after school holidays even as…
WORK has begun on a $130m strengthening and widening of Hobart Airport to accommodate larger aircraft for international flights. Federal Infrastructure and Transport Minister Catherine King says the upgrade will enable long-haul aircraft (like the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350) to fly directly to Asia and the Pacific. The airport’s taxiways, ground lighting, electrical systems…
The firearm parts and ammunition at Gold Coast Airport. Pictures: Australian Border Force. The Australian Border Force (ABF) says the public should not carry ammunition and gun parts onboard a commercial flight without a permit. The warning follows the appearance of a 62-year-old man in Southport Magistrates Court today charged with illegal exportation of firearm…
A computer rendering of the new international self-check-in at Brisbane Airport. All images supplied by BNE Airport Brisbane Airport has revealed the full scale of the revamp of its International Terminal as part of a $5 billion transformation project. Major works are under way to ensure the airport upgrade its security screening equipment to comply with…
Singapore Airlines is the first international airline to operate out of Western Sydney’s new Nancy-Bird Walton international Airport once it is operational. Western Sydney International Airport says the deal was signed amid continuing talks about the airline’s future operations at Australia’s first greenfield airport in more than 50 years. WSI CEO Simon Hickey said at…
Massive queues continued for a sixth consecutive day at Sydney Airport, with aviation officials saying they expect the trend to continue well through the Easter holidays. NSW Minister for Health Brad Hazzard has approved special exemptions from close contact requirements for all flight staff at the airport, to reduce the human foot traffic and extended…