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AUSTRALIA. Sydney Airport has issued its Preliminary Draft Master Plan 2009 for public consultation.
The plan updates Sydney Airport’s existing approved Master Plan 2003/04 and outlines the vision for the operation and development of Australia’s leading airport to the year 2029.
The draft plan tags an area of 120,000sq m for commercial developments in the International Precinct, including new retail services, hotels, multi-level car parking and advertising signage, with links to a potential development along Cooks River.
Sydney’s Domestic Precinct will have an equal space available for a similar range of commercial activity.
Increased commercial services will be required to serve an anticipated 78.9 million passengers in 2029, representing an average increase of +4.2% each year.
Aircraft movements for scheduled passenger operations are forecast to increase by an average of +2.0% per year – a lower growth rate than the +2.4% used in the 2003/04 Master Plan. This will see the airport handling 402,000 aircraft movements in 2029.
Sydney Airport Corporation Limited CEO Russell Balding said that the Preliminary Draft Master Plan shows how Sydney Airport will sustainably manage the forecast growth in airline travel.
“Airport facilities including terminals, hangars, aprons, freight facilities, car parking and airport roads will all be progressively upgraded over the next 20 years,” he said.
The Preliminary Draft Master Plan can be downloaded here.
*NOTE: Peter Dowling is The Moodie Report’s Special Correspondent for Latin America and Asia Pacific. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, he can be contacted at pdaz@clear.net.nz.
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