Airservices Australia has released a study into the capacity of Perth Airport as part of a suite of  measures into addressing delays and congestion.

 

Undertaken by the UK’s air navigation service provider, NATS, the program saw a number of experts visit Perth in February to investigate and chart possible opportunities to improve capacity.

 

The subsequent 119-page technical report examines the current and future operational performance improvement opportunities for the airport. It makes  a range of recommendations to shape and prioritise future initiatives to be undertaken by the airport.

 

Airservices Chief Executive Officer, Margaret Staib said that Airservices has been working closely with Perth Airport and airlines to deal more cohesively with the challenges of growth in air traffic.

 

“Growth at Perth Airport, fuelled largely by the success of the resource industry and demand for fly-in, fly-out services, has been phenomenal,” Ms Staib said.

 

“This was a proactive study initiated by Airservices to look at the issues of congestion and delay and what action can be taken by airlines, the airport and Airservices to ease congestion and make better use of existing infrastructure.

 

More detail is available in the full report, a copy of which is available athttp://www.airservicesaustralia.com/projects/airport-capacity-enhancement-ace/