Australia’s major eastern airports are all bracing for strong travel volumes these holidays, with the three capitals revealing their forecasts this week.
Sydney Airport said it is preparing to set a new passenger record for Jul, with more than 2.5 million arrivals passing through.
The peak for domestic travel will be today, with 81,000 expected through the turnstiles, while international’s busiest day will be on 12 Jul as 54,000 pax arrive.
Staffing levels will be boosted across the facility to help cater to the influx, with some drop-off traffic redirected to the arrivals level to improve traffic flow.
At Melbourne Airport, nearly two million travellers are expected through the facility as Victorians head north.
Numbers equivalent to that of an AFL grand final will pass through MEL’s terminals every day of the school holidays, with a daily average of 107,000.
Coupled with the visit of the British and Irish Lions rugby tour, Brisbane Airport said it will break its own records as it welcomes 2.78 million arrivals through its domestic and int’l terminals.
For the Queensland capital, the busiest day is forecast to be 18 Jul, as 82,400 people pass through both terminals, with the holiday season expected to result in a 1.4% growth in domestic and an 18.4% spike in int’l traffic.
Amid heavy redevelopment work ongoing at BNE, airport management are asking travellers to arrive 90 minutes ahead of a domestic flight and three hours before jetting off overseas.
In Tasmania, Launceston Airport is expecting a 3% jump in school holiday traffic as it prepares to handle more than 60,000 arrivals.
The last day of the holidays will be its busiest, with more than 4,400 expected on 20 Jul.
