Sydney is thinking about a second airport

The Australian government wishes to launch the construction of a second airport in Sydney, to avoid the saturation that hangs over the Kingsford Smith hub.

The growth in air traffic is prompting political leaders to anticipate a possible saturation of airport infrastructures. This is particularly the case in Australia, where the Minister for Transport recently spoke of plans for a new airport, a view echoed by the head of Qantas. Australian officials are forecasting a doubling in traffic at Sydney airport by 2035: an influx of travellers that the airport, built in 1933, will not be able to absorb.