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The new-look lanes at the Domestic Terminals
New dedicated Bus lane
New dedicated Taxi lane and queuing area
Front of Terminal Works
The works taking place at the front of the Domestic Terminals are now complete with dedicated lanes in operation for taxis, buses and
passenger pick-up and drop-off. The new layout has resulted in reduced traffic congestion and improved access to the front of the terminals.
Landscaping and new permanent signage will be completed in the coming weeks. The expanded FASTtrack Business Parking has also reopened, with some further upgrades taking place in this area. Once completed, over 220 undercover bays will be available.
Welcome
It has been a busy start to the year for Perth
stakeholders, frequent travellers and visitors to
Main Runway Maintenance
Program Completed
the Domestic Terminals for their patience while
On 1 February, a major maintenance program commenced to resurface the entire
these works have been underway. Please take
3,444 metres of our main runway. These works were essential to ensure the ongoing
time to view the map on our cover which
safe operation of aircraft landings and take-offs, and only take place every 15-20 years.
outlines the new lanes so you can become
The works were conducted over a nine week period and were completed to
familiar with the new configuration.
schedule, on time and on budget. This was a massive undertaking by our company
The ACCC recently released a report on the
and more than 120 people worked on the project, with over 24,500 tonnes of new
quality of service of Australia’s major airports,
asphalt laid. With the works now complete, all take-offs and landings have resumed
and we were very pleased that the results for
their usual flight patterns.
Perth Airport and our partners were positive.
A second phase of this maintenance program will take place and will involve
It is also good to know that the improvements
cutting grooves into the new surface to allow water to drain away from the runway.
we are making are being recognised by the
More details on this second phase will be communicated in the coming months.
public. Our redevelopment and investment
Minimising the impact on the community and our stakeholders will continue to be
plans continue to take shape across the airport
a priority.
Airport. Our front of terminal works are now
complete and we would like to thank all of our
to improve the customer experience.
Works are well advanced on the Departures
Lounge
link
between
Qantas
Domestic
Terminal 2 and Domestic Terminal 3, with the
new walkway due to be completed shortly. This
new walkway will allow passengers to move
freely between the two terminals once they
have cleared the security screening process.
Along with this link will come new retail and
food and beverage options later this year.
Further enhancements of the departures area
will continue into 2011.
Our on-airport link road is progressing well and is
expected to be operational later this year. The
new road will reduce the transfer time between
the International and Domestic Terminals to just
10 minutes.
New Domestic Terminal Airside Link
Works are well advanced on a new Departures Lounge link which will allow
With a number of key projects underway, the
passengers to move freely between Qantas Domestic Terminal 2 and Domestic
coming months will be a busy time for Perth
Terminal 3 once they have passed through the security screening process. Once the
Airport and we will ensure that we keep you
link is completed, further enhancements will be made including the addition of a
updated with our developments during this time.
number of new food and beverage outlets including Red Rooster, Sumo Salad and
I hope you enjoy reading Issue 4 of On Airport.
Hudsons Coffee as well as new rest rooms and seating areas. This area will be
Brad Geatches
operational by late 2010 with additional stages of the development to continue
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until mid-2011.
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Improving Car Rental Facilities
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Works will shortly commence on the construction of a new covered
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to the
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Car Rental area. This new walkway forms part of a project to bring
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rental cars closer to the terminal and provide a better customer
experience.
Thank you for your patience while these works take place.
Artists’ impression
Introducing
Perth Airport
Investments
Improving the
Customer Experience
Perth Airport is pleased to announce the
appointment of Victor Howard to the role of
Chief Financial Officer. Victor comes to us with
extensive Australian and international experience
in a number of senior financial management
roles. Victor replaces Wayne Ticehurst who is
Perth Airport was rated by passengers as having
moving into the role of General Manager
the second highest quality of service of Australia’s
Financial Projects.
major airports in the Airport Monitoring Report
for 2008-2009, released in March. The report also
commented positively on Perth Airport’s car
parking quality of service in terms of availability
and standard.
These positive results reflect the fact that the
travelling public is seeing the benefits of the
investments being made and show that Perth
Airport is meeting the needs of the travelling
public. Perth Airport has undertaken sizeable
investments to address quality of service matters
The all-new FASTtrack Business Parking
During the front of terminal works, the FASTtrack Car Park was used as the temporary
pick-up and drop-off area. Now that the passenger pick-up and drop-off lane is
open, we are pleased to advise that the new FASTtrack Business Parking area has
re-opened, providing covered parking bays in close proximity to the terminals
for $45 per day. Whilst some minor works are still underway within the area,
over 220 bays will be available from Monday 28 May.
and had the second highest level of investment
by monitored airports in 2008-2009.
Airport monitoring report 2008–09
Price, financial performance and quality
of service monitoring
Artists’ impression
Terminal WA
The detailed design of Terminal WA, along with design of surrounding roads and
infrastructure, is progressing well. Tenders for construction and fit out will be issued
Adelaide
Brisbane
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
in the near future with construction scheduled to start late this year. The new
terminal will be operational in 2012.
New Donation Boxes
for United Way
Six new collection boxes were installed inside
the Domestic and International Terminals to raise
vital funds for United Way. Small change from
donations will provide a big change for others as
the coins will be donated to United Way WA’s
Grants Program, which is used to fund projects
designed to help the community in need.
New Retail Experiences
In December 2009, we welcomed the opening of two new fashion brands at the
The grants are allocated on an annual basis
to a small number of Western Australian
charity groups that are providing support to
worthwhile projects.
International Terminal: women’s clothing label, Witchery, and jewellery retailer, Diva.
The introduction of these renowned brands forms part of Perth Airport’s commitment
to improving its retail offering based on customer demand. We are also excited that
global brand Guess will be opening at the International Terminal in June.
Ride for Youth
Perth Airport is a key supporter of Youth Focus – a
Western Australian, not-for-profit community
Belmont Primary School
Perth Airport recently purchased 15 picnic tables for Belmont Primary School which
are now being used by the students for outdoor classes and during lunch breaks.
The picnic tables were constructed at the Casuarina Prison Workshop.
Autumn Festival
based organisation working with young people,
aged 12 to 18 years, who are showing early signs
associated with suicide, depression and self-harm.
For a number of years, Perth Airport has
provided support to Youth Focus and this year
we again sponsored a team of four riders who
participated in the Hawaiian Ride for Youth
event. This event involved the team embarking
on a 650-kilometre ride from Albany to
Perth Airport was a proud supporter of the Autumn Festival which saw a series of
Fremantle, raising funds along the way. An
community events take place within the six councils of the Eastern Metropolitan
impressive $700,000 was raised for the charity
Region – Bayswater, Bassendean, Belmont, Swan, Mundaring and Kalamunda, at a
from the event and we are pleased to report
variety of locations over a six-week period. Some of the events included the Cycle
that our team of riders did a great job.
the Trails of the Hills and the Bickley Carmel Harvest Festival.
Ida Curtois Achiever Awards
There are over 3,200 children in Perth living in foster care and Perth Airport was
proud to support the annual Ida Curtois Achiever Awards. These inspirational
Polytechnic West
Student of the
Year Awards
awards provide financial assistance to young people, aged 16 to 25 years, who have
Perth Airport recently supported the 2009
been in the care of the Department for Child Protection and who are pursuing
Polytechnic West Student of the Year Awards by
further education.
sponsoring the International Student of the Year.
For further information contact: Corporate Affairs, Westralia Airports Corporation
Email: customerservice@wac.com.au Phone: 08 9478 8888 Web: perthairport.com