Perth Airport has unveiled its vision for the future of aviation, delivering its long-awaited ‘One Airport’ for Western Australian travellers. The $5billion investment program will bring all flight services into the Airport Central precinct, with a new parallel runway, new terminal facilities, two multi-storey car parks with associated roadworks, an upgrade of Terminal 2, and the airport’s first hotel.
“We will be completely changing the face of Perth Airport over the next decade,” said Jason Waters, CEO, Perth Airport. “We will have a world-class airport experience for travellers while delivering the capacity and efficiency our airline partners need to grow their connections into Western Australia. We want the new terminal facilities to reflect the confidence and character of Western Australia. This will be the first welcome to our State for millions of visitors each year and we want to make a lasting first impression. We know that one of the things that confuses the public the most is which terminal or which part of the airport they should be heading to. Bringing everything into one precinct will create ‘One Airport’ for all flights. This will make the whole experience more intuitive and simpler. It will also help boost regional tourism as it will make it easier for connections between international, interstate and regional flights. Last year we hosted a record 16 million passengers through our terminals, and we’re heading toward the 20 million passengers per year mark within the coming decade. There will be some pain along the way as have to build most of these projects in a live and increasingly busy airport environment. But we’ll be sequencing the construction works and placing a strong focus on minimising disruption for our passengers and our airline partners.”
