Press Releases 2005

05/12/2005 - GOLD COAST AIRPORT SPREADS WARM AND FUZZIES
Gold Coast Airport Limited (GCAL) and its Terminal 2 retailers will give big this Christmas to our warm and fuzzy friends at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Energex Wildlife Hospital when it launches a special Christmas Appeal this morning.

02/12/2005 - JETSTAR KICKS OFF TRANS - TASMAN LINK TO GOLD COAST!
Gold Coast Airport Limited (GCAL) will celebrate Jetstar's inaugural flight direct from Christchurch tomorrow.

10/11/2005 - CONTINUED RECORD GROWTH HERALDS FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF GOLD COAST AIRPORT
Gold Coast Airport continued its record breaking run with its highest all time monthly passenger throughput numbers being achieved in October. The airport handled a total of 331,338 passengers during the month. This represented an increase of 21.8% over October in 2004 and was 5.5% above the previous record set in July 2005.

08/09/2005 - AIRPORT LAUNCHES NEW COMMUNITY SHOWCASE
Visitors to the Gold Coast will now be greeted by the Gold Coast' hospitality and culture the minute they step off the aircraft, thanks to a new partnership between Gold Coast Airport Limited (GCAL) and Interspace Airport Advertising.

05/08/2005 - AIRPORT BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Gold Coast Airport Limited has achieved a history-making start to the new financial year recording its highest ever monthly throughput for both domestic and international passengers.

05/08/2005 - NZ MARKET PROVING STRONG AT GOLD COAST AIRPORT
Gold Coast Airport Limited latest passenger figures have revealed a 90 per cent increase on the Gold Coast New Zealand flight network over the past 12 months.

22/06/2005 - AIRPORT CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR CHARITY CONCERT
Gold Coast Airport Limited (GCAL) will once again be the naming rights sponsor of the Galaxy of Stars charity concert organised by the Rotary Club of Coolangatta Tweed Heads.

22/04/2005 - AIRPORT GROWTH SURGE CONTINUES
Passenger movements through Gold Coast Airport for March grew significantly to record the best ever March figures.

27/05/2005 - AIRPORT TO HOST 'BIGGEST MORNING TEA'
Gold Coast Airport and Spotless Services will join the fight against cancer tomorrow by sharing a cuppa and a muffin.

24/05/2005 - GOLD COAST AIRPORT CONTINUES WINTERSUN SUPPORT
Gold Coast Airport has committed to a further three years sponsorship of the Wintersun Festival to ensure the event remains on the southern Gold Coast.

13/05/2005 - PACIFIC BLUE INCREASES NZ FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Gold Coast Airport Limited (GCAL) will welcome Pacific Blue's inaugural flight direct from Auckland.

27/04/2005 - GOLD COAST AIRPORT WELCOMES RAIL LINE COMMITMENT IN SEQIPP
Gold Coast Airport Limited has welcomed a commitment to extend the Gold Coast rail line to Coolangatta as part of the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program announced by Premier Peter Beattie and the Deputy Premier Terry Mackenroth today.

26/04/2005 - MOSSIE ALERT! Agencies Work Together to Stop Exotic Mosquitoes Invading Gold Coast
Government and corporate agencies at the Gold Coast are banding together to help keep out exotic mossies that could introduce diseases into Australia.

22/04/2005 - Staying Alive Program Welcomes 10 Million Passengers
Almost half the Australian population has been welcomed to Gold Coast Airport with surf safety information courtesy of the Surf Life Saving Queenslands Staying Alive Program and the 'Harbour Town Surfgirls'.

11/04/2005 - FLY GOLD COAST AT A CLICK OF A BUTTON
Travelling through Gold Coast Airport has become easier and more convenient than ever before with thanks to the new and improved Fly Gold Coast website.

15/03/2005 - AIRPORT OWNERSHIP CHANGES AT TOWNSVILLE AND MOUNT ISA
The transfer of ownership of Townsville and Mount Isa airports to Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) was completed today. QAL is the owner of the Gold Coast Airport.

14/02/2005 - GOLD COAST AIRPORT STARTS NEW YEAR ON A RECORD NOTE
The record breaking performance experienced by Gold Coast Airport has continued into the new year with passenger movements in January setting a new all time monthly record.

14/02/2005 - QUEENSLAND AIRPORTS LIMITED ACQUIRES TOWNSVILLE AND MOUNT ISA
Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) today signed an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Australian Airports (Townsville) Pty Ltd (AAT) and Australian Airports (Mount Isa) Pty Ltd (AAMI). The two companies are the lessees and operators of Townsville and Mount Isa Airports respectively. The acquisition is subject to the approval of the shareholders in QAL.

31/01/2005 - JETSTAR JOINS ADELAIDE TO GOLD COAST!
Gold Coast Airport Limited (GCAL) will celebrate Jetstar's inaugural flight direct from Gold Coast to Adelaide on Tuesday February 1, 2005.

27/01/2005 - TASTES OF THE HUNTER VALLEY
The autumn issue of Gold Coast Airport's travellers magazine, Outbound, discovers the fresh food, world class wine and spectacular scenery of the Hunter Valley travelling with Virgin Blue and Blue Holidays.

13/01/2005 - GOLD COAST AIRPORT ACHIEVES RECORD YEAR
Gold Coast Airport has capped off a record breaking year with the airport handling an unprecedented 2,884,578 passengers for the 2004 calendar year.

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