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Airport Proposal for Mining Town in Australia
Airport Proposal for Mining Town
NEWS.com.au, Australia
December 24, 2003
A NEW report has identified Kalgoorlie airport as the best alternative to take
large aircraft if Perth airport became unavailable.
The Goldfields town, about 600km east of Perth, was named in the study, which
airport bosses say could help secure new services for Western Australia,
including non-stop flights to Europe.
The joint report between the airport and the state government said that taking
into account weather suitability, environmental issues and the cost and ability
to accommodate upgrading of infrastructure, Kalgoorlie was the best alternative
to Perth.
The current alternatives for large aircraft, such as Boeing 747s, if Perth is
shut are Learmonth, 1220km north of Perth, and Adelaide.
Perth Airport chief executive officer Graham Muir said preliminary
investigations had shown an alternative closer to Perth could assist in
capturing new services, allowing airlines to increase passengers and freight.
This could mean the introduction of new generation aircraft such as the 550
seat A380 flying into Perth in the future.
So far this year, Perth airport has catered for 2.45 million international and
domestic passengers.
The study will now be circulated to the aviation industry for comment.
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