AUSTRALIA. Sydney Airport today celebrated the expansion and upgrade of the International Terminal departures level.
Australia’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Anthony Albanese, marked the achievement at a plaque unveiling ceremony in the International Terminal.
The ceremony was attended by 150 aviation industry representatives, including Sydney Airport Chairman Max Moore-Wilton and CEO Russell Balding.
Balding said that the upgrade of the International Terminal provides a better travel experience for the growing number of international travellers using Sydney Airport. “The upgrade is part of a A$1.7 billion (US$1.4 billion) investment that Sydney Airport has made since 2002 with about A$700 million (US$590 million) invested in just the last two years,” he said. Passengers will continue to benefit from ongoing investment, with a further A$1.0 billion in planned capital expenditure over the next five years.
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Passengers enter the giant Nuance ‘SYD’ walk-through store immediately post a new centralised security |
“Our aim is to provide travellers with an enhanced travel experience,” Balding said. “It is a strategically important investment that will leave visitors with a positive and lasting impression of Sydney. Sydney is Australia’s most popular tourist destination and last year more than 10.6 million international passengers arrived and departed through Sydney Airport.”
The completion of the work on the departures level is part of a A$500 million (US$424 million) investment in the International Terminal. Construction commenced in 2007 and has involved:
• expanding the departures level by 7,300sq m
• opening a new outbound hall for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, closing two old halls
• building a new security screening area to undertake essential aviation security measures – closing two old areas
• creating the spectacular new “˜Forum’ to provide more waiting areas and food, beverage and retail outlets for passengers (after Customs) including the largest duty free store in the Southern hemisphere (the SYD store run by The Nuance Group)
• building a new landside food court to provide passengers, staff and visitors with greater range and more choice (before Customs)
• refurbishing 30,000sq m of the existing departures level to provide upgraded gate lounges, waiting areas and more seating
• commissioning a new arrivals level baggage reclaim carousel for increased A380 capacity
The International Terminal is used by 37 international airlines flying to 46 destinations around the world. It was constructed in the 1960s and opened by Queen Elizabeth II in May 1970.
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The Bambini Wine Room in The Forum encapsulates the elegance of the terminal’s commercial offer |
PUBLISHING SOON: “˜Delivering the Dream’, a special edition of The Moodie Report Print Edition dedicated to the T1 redevelopment, will be published in both print and digital format in coming days. It includes an extensive interview with Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) General Manager, Retail Derek Larsen, plus the views of some of SACL’s close business partners such as The Nuance Group, SSP, Delaware North, Billabong International, R.M. Williams, Valiram, Adventure Australia, Lagardère Services Asia Pacific and The Design Solution.
The magazine will feature extraordinary and exclusive pictorial coverage by Australia’s Press Photographer of the Year, Jack Atley, commissioned by The Moodie Report.
NOTE TO AIRPORT COMPANIES AND CONCESSIONAIRES: If you are not on our mailing list already and would like to receive a complimentary copy of this special report on an extraordinary project, simply e-mail Martin Moodie at Martin@TheMoodieReport.com, heading your e-mail ‘Sydney request’.
Click on the icon above to take a tour through Nuance’s walk-through store at Sydney Airport |
Click on the icon above to view The Forum at Sydney Airport |
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Set for take-off: Sydney Airport’s revamped T1 is a truly global airport (All photos: Jack Atley) |
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Big brands such as MAC act as powerful drawcards at the front of the Nuance store |
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This evocative image captures perfectly the elegance of the fragrances & cosmetics department |
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A dedicated Tag Heuer boutique is one of the highlights of Nuance’s fine watches offer |
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The Forum (above, below): a powerful array of Australian and international names and an elegant relaxation and F&B area |
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World first: Lagardère Services Asia Pacific has opened the first Lonely Planet concept store |
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All that jazz: SSP recently unveiled the first-ever Montreux Jazz Café outside Switzerland in T1’s landside area |
