Tag: newcastle airport
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JETSTAR STAFF IN SHOCK AS THE AIRLINE CLOSES MAINTENANCE BASE IN NEWCASTLE
The Qantas shake-up has cut deep in the Hunter, with Jetstar to close its Newcastle maintenance base. Close to 200 staff will be affected.
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MORE NEWCASTLE TO AUCKLAND FLIGHTS LOCKED IN
International flights will return to Newcastle Airport from November. Virgin Australia services to Auckland have been locked in for the next three summers, providing a multi-million dollar boost to the Hunter’s tourism industry.
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NEWCASTLE AIRPORT ASKS STATE GOVERNMENT FOR $147 MILLION UPGRADES
Newcastle Airport called on the state government on Saturday to fund $147-million in upgrades, to allow for more international flights. The airport’s 20-year plan includes a double-storey terminal and bigger runways, to welcome larger planes to the US and Asia. In a business case, the airport predicts a multi-billion dollar injection to the region by…
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PASSENGER RECORD FOR NEWCASTLE AIRPORT
Newcastle Airport is marking a milestone, notching up record passenger numbers last month. 113,970 passengers passed through the airport, that’s a two per cent increase on the previous mark, set back in October 2010. Airport management says the month is typically a bumper time, with solid business travel numbers boosted by school holidays, the long…
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PASSENGER NUMBERS SPIKE AT NEWCASTLE AIRPORT
An increase in the number of flights to and from the region has paid off, with Newcastle Airport recording a spike in passenger numbers. More than 287,000 people passed through the terminal last month – up 8 per cent on the same time last year. An airport spokesperson says flights to Brisbane and the Gold Coast…
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FLIGHTS CANCELLED AFTER PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE AT NEWCASTLE AIRPORT
Some flights in and out of Newcastle Airport have been cancelled after a partial collapse of the roof in the check-in area. The collapse was caused by a deluge of rain around 1.00pm. Travellers are now being advised to contact their airline for flight updates. Newcastle Airport has advised that Fly Pelican will operate flights…
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HEAVY FOG DIVERTS SYDNEY-BOUND PLANES TO NEWCASTLE
Two Jetstar planes were diverted to Newcastle Airport along with an Air New Zealand flight, due to heavy fog in Sydney this morning. The one from Auckland touched down just before nine o’clock, using the opportunity to refuel. Its stay on the tarmac was only brief, with the delay for passengers lasting around an hour before…
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NEWCASTLE AIRPORT CONTINUES TO FLY
Passenger numbers at Newcastle Airport are taking off with the facility recording its third consecutive quarter of growth. The regional airport has seen more than 300,000 passengers between October and December last year. Numbers are expected to continue to grow in 2016, with Virgin Australia adding almost 20,000 additional seats on its Newcastle to Brisbane route.…
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WILLIAMTOWN FIRE THREATENS RAAF BASE & NEWCASTLE AIRPORT
Fire crews in Port Stephens are being stretched to their limits today, as an intense bushfire burns out of control near Williamtown. 25 units are fighting the fast moving fire, which earlier today threatened the RAAF Base and Newcastle Airport.
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FUNDING TO FIT-OUT INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES AREA
In another step towards securing overseas flights, Newcastle airport has received almost $900,000 from the state government to fit-out its international departures area. “A recent grant actually paid for the facilities to be built, but this grant actually brings the spaces alive so it’s for benches, closed circuit television and access control and office fit-outs…