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Sydney Airport's International terminal underwent a $500 million
renovation that was completed in mid-2010. The upgrade includes a
new baggage system, an extra 7,300 m 2 (78,577 sq ft) of space for shops
and passenger waiting areas and other improvements.
In March 2010, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released a report
sharply critical of price gouging at Sydney airport, ranking it fifth out of five airports. The
report noted Sydney Airport recorded the highest average prices at $13.63 per
passenger, compared to the lowest of $7.96 at Melbourne Airport, while the price of
short-term parking had almost doubled in the 2008–09 financial year, from $28 to $50
for four hours. The report also accused the airport of abusing its monopoly power.
Future
In December 2011, Sydney Airport announced a proposal to divide the airport into two
airline-alliance-based precincts; integrating international, domestic and regional
services under the one roof by 2019. The current domestic Terminal 2 and Terminal 3
would be used by Qantas, Jetstar and members of the oneworld airline alliance while
today's international Terminal 1 would be used by Virgin Australia and its international
partners. Other international airlines would continue to operate from T1. [24]
In September 2012, Sydney Airport and MD CEO Kerrie Mather announced the airport
had abandoned the proposal to create alliance-based terminals in favour of terminals
"based around specific airline requirements and (passenger) transfer flows". She stated
the plan was to minimise the number of passengers transferring between terminals. In
June 2013 the airport released a draft version of its 2013 Masterplan, which proposes
operating domestic and international flights from the same terminals using 'swing
gates', along with upgrading Terminal 3 (currently the Qantas domestic terminal) to
accommodate the Airbus A380.
On 17 February 2014, the Australian Government approved Sydney Airport’s Master
Plan 2033, which outlines the airport’s plans to cater for forecast demand of 74 million
passengers in 2033. The plan includes Sydney Airport’s first ever integrated ground
transport plan.
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