Brisbane’s two most prominent aviation figures have united in their opposition to Greens calls for a curfew at Brisbane Airport, telling a business function it would drive up fares and damage the economy.opposition to aircraft noise in the inner-Brisbane electorateVirgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka and Brisbane Airport Corporation chief executive Gert-Jan de Graaff at a BAC business breakfast on Thursday.
“I’d hate to see that get to an extreme place, because that means that it’s really difficult to fly around the country. De Graaff said the airport had done a “tremendous job” in the years leading up to the new runway’s opening preparing residents for the changed flight paths, particularly in areas that would be newly exposed to noise.
“Curfew, closing the airport during the night, has significant economic consequences, as well as operational consequences, and it will not do the trick because during the night, we’re operating more than 60 per cent of all flights over the bay and we’re only using the legacy runway.Chandler-Mather has, like the one that limits air traffic at Sydney Airport.
how does Sydney manage with a curfew
Brisbane airport doesn't need a curfew. I live on the flight path, there are not so many planes that noise is a problem at night.
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