A major change is coming to the time slot management at Sydney Airport , with the hope of making flights cheaper, and airline competition fairer following the collapse of regional airline Rex.
Airlines will find it easier to secure coveted slots to land at Australia’s busiest airport with changes to increase competition as administrators pore over the financials of struggling would-be challenger Rex.
They will also have to show how they will transparently mitigate any conflicts of interest.
Commercial flights require a slot to land at Sydney Airport, with 80 available each hour of its 6am-11pm operation.
however the company in charge of managing those slots is majority-owned by Qantas and Virgin, an arrangement former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Rod Sims called unbelievable following the Rex collapse
Federal government will open management of landing time slots with A news competitive tender to be released on Monday
Commercial flights require a slot to land at Sydney Airport, with 80 available each hour of its 6am-11pm operation.
