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The three airports owned and operated by Queensland Airports Limited at Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa had almost 7 million passenger movements for the 2009/10 financial year. This is an increase of 9.7% over the previous year.
In a difficult period, all three airports experienced year on year growth. Mount Isa and Townsville recorded growth of 1.2% and 3.8% respectively whilst Gold Coast experienced a strong 12% increase.
With an international throughput for the year in excess of 755,000 Gold Coast cemented its position as the fifth busiest international airport in Australia. With a total of 5,170,019 domestic and international passengers it is the country’s sixth busiest airport overall. Growth in international passenger movements was 47.8%.
Gold Coast Airport has today unveiled a new recycling program within the terminal, aimed at encouraging proactive recycling behavior in passengers.
The new program is a combined initiative of Gold Coast Airport and the Packaging and Stewardship Forum (PSF) – part of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, who are partnering with major Australian airports to provide financial and mentoring support to enable suitable planning, bin infrastructure, installation and education for the long-term, successful recovery of recycled goods.
The three airports owned and operated by Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) at Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa recorded almost 600,000 passenger movements collectively for the month of April, an increase of 10% compared to April 2009.
Gold Coast Airport continues to record strong growth in both domestic and international travel, up 10% and 27% respectively on the same time last year. More than 448,000 passengers traveled through Gold Coast Airport last month.
Gold Coast Airport has proven to be a major winner in the airfare sales battle, with recently released figures from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics revealing that the Gold Coast – Sydney route had temporarily become the 3rd most popular domestic route in Australia for the month of February, bumping the Brisbane – Melbourne route back to 4th place.
The Gold Coast – Sydney route enjoyed an incredible 21.8 % increase in passengers compared to the same period in 2009, with 199,000 passengers using the route during February.
The Draft Airport Environment Strategy (AES) for Gold Coast Airport has been approved by the Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Honorable Anthony Albanese MP.
Gold Coast Airport Chief Operating Officer Paul Donovan welcomed Minister Albanese’s decision and said it was an endorsement of Gold Coast Airport’s long-standing commitment to the airport environment.
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