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    Very Soon, Brisbane Airport Could Be Home For Up To 101 Grounded Aircraft

    by Zac George March 20, 2020

    All of our airlines in Australia right now are facing events I never even thought I’d see in my lifetime and it’s pretty crazy to think about. So far, Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar have announced that they will be severely dropping routes which means a lot of aircraft will be sitting not being utilised. Due to this, the decision was made by the carriers that the appropriate choice would be to ground aircraft.

    Grounding of aircraft is a HUGE decision to make and definitely isn’t going to be a cheap one.

    Very Soon, Brisbane Airport Could Be Home For Up To 101 Grounded Aircraft

    Just about all of Qantas’ A330’s will be grounded

    Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar will ground service, but where will they park the aircraft?

    Now if the case was only for a few aircraft, that wouldn’t be an issue but in this time, we’re talking about hundreds of aircraft, from Dash 8’s to A380’s – all of them need a temporary home. Sydney and Melbourne would be the logical place as that is where the majority of the aircraft are sitting but there’s one problem with that, space isn’t quite sufficient.

    Sydney Airport is already constrained on space as it is and this is with normal operations happening. There’s just not enough space required so airlines are looking for other perfect fits.

    Here’s where Brisbane comes in. Brisbane Airport itself is very long which means there’s a substantial amount of space that can be used and aircraft can be placed on aprons, taxiways or alongside the terminals which aren’t being utilised near as much compared to a few weeks ago.

    View From The Brisbane Tower

    I reached out to Brisbane Airport and was given some interesting news about how the airport is going to handle all of the grounded aircraft.

    • The airport is looking to house a maximum of 101 aircraft
    • Brisbane Airport Corporation will be waiving all of the parking fees (these are usually quite high, but a lot smaller than say SYD or MEL)
    • The plan is for the airport to store all of the grounded aircraft on vacant and decommissioned taxiways as well as the terminal aprons
    • The airport is expecting that the number of aircraft arriving into Brisbane will quickly ramp up starting next week
    • Right now, there’s currently only one aircraft that is sitting grounded at the airport

    View From The Brisbane Tower

    Obviously Brisbane won’t be the only airport where the aircraft will be sitting but this gives you a good idea of how the airlines are spreading them out. As soon as more information becomes available, I’ll be sure to update the post to reflect the new info.

    The exact amount of aircraft that will be withdrawn from all carriers I’m sure will be announced in the coming days.

    What do you make of the grounding from our airlines?

    March 20, 2020 1 comment
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    Brisbane Airport Will Open Their New Runway On July 12th

    by Zac George February 21, 2020
    February 21, 2020

    As I’m based in Brisbane, this is my home airport and one I’m incredibly fond of. I’ve spent a lot of time at this place, even if I wasn’t flying somewhere, I’d…

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    Brisbane Airport’s New Runway Is In Final Stages

    by Zac George July 5, 2019
    July 5, 2019

    Brisbane Airport first announced plans for their brand new runway way back in 2005 and the final go ahead was given to the airport in 2007. Construction for the 3.3 kilometre runway…

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    A New Awesome Sleeping Facility Has Just Opened In Dubai Airport

    by Zac George June 1, 2017
    June 1, 2017

    The architecture and buildings in Dubai are just incredible. Home to the world’s tallest free-standing structure, biggest shopping mall, the world’s only 7-star hotel and finally, home to the world’s busiest airport…

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    Brisbane Named Best Airport In The Pacific

    by Zac George March 16, 2017
    March 16, 2017

    Brisbane Airport has been named both the best airport and having the best airport staff in the Pacific region at the Skytrax award ceremony held in Amsterdam. Overall the airport scored 16th…

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    Abu Dhabi’s Midfield Terminal To Now Open In 2019

    by Zac George March 14, 2017
    March 14, 2017

    Well, this isn’t surprising… Abu Dhabi’s new Midfield terminal is now set to open in 2019, 2 years late as it was supposed to be opening in September of this year. The…

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    Sydney Airport Signs China-Australia Agreement For Unlimited Capacity

    by Zac George December 3, 2016
    December 3, 2016

    If you’re a frequent reader on the blog you’ll probably notice how many posts I write on asian carriers staring services to Sydney, well soon there are going to be a whole…

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    Melbourne Airport Running Out Of Fuel…

    by Zac George November 25, 2016
    November 25, 2016

    I don’t often like to share main news articles because the accuracy can be way off and exaggerated. However, this is a story that makes you go WTF. So apparently Melbourne Airport…

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    Doha Hamad Airport Now Has A Theme Song…

    by Zac George October 1, 2016
    October 1, 2016

    Qatar Airways is known for doing some weird and wonderful things but this one took it to another level. Per DOHA NEWS Qatar’s airport has a new theme song, and the country’s national…

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    Plaza Premium Lounge Brisbane Joins Priority Pass

    by Zac George August 17, 2016
    August 17, 2016

    It may be old news however the Plaza Premium lounge in Brisbane has become part of Priority Pass. This actually happened August 10th. For those who don’t know, Priority Pass is the…

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