The boss of Brisbane Airport says Australia is losing the race to reconnect with the world and faces a tougher tourism industry recovery because airlines are allocating capacity to countries that have already opened their borders.
The boss of Brisbane Airport says Australia is losing a race to reconnect with the world and faces a tougher tourism industry recovery because airlines are dedicating capacity to countries that have already reopened their borders.
Currently, only Australian residents, citizens of Singapore, South Korea, Japan and New Zealand, and a small number of visa holders can fly freely into Australia. Mr De Graaff said we can, and should, join much of the rest of the world and reopen to all vaccinated and tested visitors in the coming weeks.
The privately owned airport eked out a $5.4 million after-tax profit from $447 million in revenue last year, compared to a $275 million profit from $840 million in revenue in 2019, its annual reports show. Brisbane Airport opened a new runway in 2020 and is planning for a third terminal by 2030, in time for the Olympics.“That’s why it’s really important that there will be a level playing field when it comes to, for example, campaigns from Tourism Australia,” he said.
“For a lot of those destinations we are the perfect gateway into Australia - we’ve got capacity, we’ve got a new runway, we’ve got the capacity to connect those flights,” he said.
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