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Virgin & SYD upgrade T2

Virgin Australia has opened the extension to its dedicated T2 pier at Sydney Airport, enabling the airline to handle more ...

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Sydney Airport lounge update

From a new shared Virgin Australia / Etihad shared lounge to a renovation Singapore Airlines and perhaps even a closure from Ma...

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Emirates: new Dubai biz/first shuttle buses

Business travellers fed up of getting stuck at the back of the bus when their plane parks on the tarmac away from the terminal ...

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Star Alliance gets London Heathrow's newest T2

Travellers on Star Alliance airlines to London's Heathrow airport will enjoy the brand new Terminal 2 when it opens in 2014. T...

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Full body scanners for Aussie airports

Sydney and Melbourne Airport are now using controversial full-body scanners, with international travellers being randomly ...

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VIDEO: Your suitcase's trip through the airport

You're probably a pro at finding your way from checkin to the plane -- but how does your luggage make it through the airport? ...

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Sydney Airport's emergency drill

A Qantas Boeing 747-400 didn't crash at Sydney International Airport yesterday. But if it had crashed, the airport authori...

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Sydney Airport's emergency exercise

If you're at Sydney Airport this afternoon (Wednesday November 28) and notice a flurry of flashing lights and rescue vehicles, ...

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Gold Coast Airport to get premium security lane

Gold Coast Airport will open a fast-track security lane for 'premium passengers' this weekend. Airport spokesperson Karen Harr...

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Melbourne Airport plans for third runway

Melbourne Airport hopes to open its third runway by 2018-2022 at an estimated cost of $500m. To be aligned east-west, the prop...

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Sydney Airport's latest plan: add two more runways

With continued disagreement between federal and state governments over the prospects of a second airport for Sydney, a decade...

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Perth Airport's full redevelopment timeline

Perth Airport is in the middle of huge changes, with a major redevelopment programme that will turn it from one of Australia's ...

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Singapore adds 'hassle-free' to free airport wifi

Singapore's Changi Airport is making its free airport-wide wireless Internet access even easier to enjoy. Under the current lo...

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Beijing's new mega-airport

Just how large does an airport need to be? If you're China, with not only a rampant economy but a booming middle class, and yo...

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Singapore Airport releases iPad HD app

Singapore's Changi Airport has jumped into the iPad era with a lush large-screen HD app dubbed iChangi HD... and if you've got ...

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Canberra Airport's $11bn high-speed rail plan

Canberra Airport is continuing its campaign to become a de facto second airport for Sydney, with this week's release of a repor...

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Lufthansa opens new A-Plus gates at Frankfurt

Passengers travelling to or via Frankfurt Airport with Lufthansa or one of its Star Alliance partner airlines can look forward ...

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Airport Guide: Frankfurt

Travelling through Germany's main international hub at Frankfurt Airport? Our handy guide to help business travellers demystify...

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