Overnight flight shake-up for Sydney Airport as cargo planes go west
Wolter PeetersUp to 74 freight flights a week that have been permitted to fly in over Botany Bay to land at Sydney Airport during the 11pm to 6am curfew will be forced to use the new $6 billion international airport at Badgerys Creek from November 1. Wolter PeetersQantas, Singapore Airlines and British Airways have long used the exemption to land aircraft during the morning shoulder period. Like the overnight cargo planes, the passenger aircraft fly over Botany Bay on approach to land.Lately, British Airways flight BA15 and Singapore Airlines flight SQ221 have been re-timed to land at Sydney Airport after 6am.
- ▪Wolter PeetersUp to 74 freight flights a week that have been permitted to fly in over Botany Bay to land at Sydney Airport during the 11pm to 6am curfew will be forced to use the new $6 billion international airport at Badgerys Creek from N
- ▪Wolter PeetersQantas, Singapore Airlines and British Airways have long used the exemption to land aircraft during the morning shoulder period.
- ▪Like the overnight cargo planes, the passenger aircraft fly over Botany Bay on approach to land.Lately, British Airways flight BA15 and Singapore Airlines flight SQ221 have been re-timed to land at Sydney Airport after 6am.
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