News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

[bm7500]

I have just had it confirmed that the old domestic terminal building will be demolished by March. Only the Northern wing which contains Alpha catering will remain.

Word is that the area is being turned into a carpark....

Car park? this could be to make way for the hotel in from of the new airport..

Only time will tell i guess

I think you are right on the money there! T1 will lose a significant number of carparks whilst the Hotel is under construction & im guessing that the 'new' carparking area may become available to short term car parking at a reduced rate? This is of course until the multi level car park is in place.... but that is still more than a few years away yet.

[rogue]

From today's Advertiser.

Garuda flights to resume

Stuart Innes

Travellers can look forward to even lower-priced overseas holiday packages later this year due to airline competition on the Adelaide-Bali route.

The Advertiser learnt yesterday that Garuda Indonesia has Adelaide-Denpasar on its list of routes to be started or resumed this year.

It will lift to seven the number of international airlines through Adelaide Airport.

Pacific Blue, the international wing of Virgin Blue, brought low fares to the route when it started flying twice a week between Adelaide and Bali last month.

A Garuda Indonesia spokeswoman said flights from Adelaide were likely to start in late October and have a frequency of up to three times a week.

[Professor]

Great news that Garuda will come back to Adelaide - they are a pretty good airline and good on the Indonesia route.

And of course, it is common knowledge that the name Garuda derives from "Go And Relax Until Delays Announced".

[joshzxzx]

Yeah, Its good to see that we are getting another International Airline back in Adelaide, but I have had experience with Garuda in the past and they were absolute shit. I would never fly with them again...

But thats life i guess

Does anyone have any news on the proposed Hotel???

[rogue]

I've never flown Garuda, but given the chance, would avoid it like the plague.

But I'm looking forward to enjoying Singapore Airlines' new A330 on the ADL - SIN route later this year. It will also give me another chance to enjoy the A380 from SIN - LHR.

[bm7500]

It has just been confirmed by Australian Aviation that Garuda will re-start its Adelaide to Denpasar service from February 24th.

The schedule will only be once a week at this stage and they will be using their newly delivered Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

[bm7500]

For those of you interested in a bit of 'Plane Spotting' Virgin Blue's new International Airline V Australia are sending their brand new Boeing 777-300ER (Delivered just last week) through Adelaide on several occasions over the next few weeks.

Here are the details;

Starting on Saturday the 14th Feb

Arrive 11am, stay about 30 mins, then back again between 1pm and 2pm.

Starting on Wednesday the 18th Feb and daily for 6 days.

Arrives at about 7am and then a second visit later in the day. Either does a touch and go or stop and taxy back to runway, then take off ,then goes back to Syd or Mel.

[rogue]

Demolition of the old terminal is well and truly underway.

[Port Adelaide Fan]

Tiger Airways opens new base in Adelaide

THE launch of Tiger Airways' second Australian base in Adelaide will bring more visitors to South Australia from interstate and create jobs, says the State Government.

Unveiling its new Adelaide hub today, Tiger Airways says it will now add low-cost flights to Perth, the Gold Coast and Hobart to its services.

Previously, the budget airline flew to Adelaide from its first Australian base in Melbourne.

It will now increase the number of flights between Victoria and South Australia, and later this month will begin flights from Adelaide to Alice Springs and Canberra.

SA Tourism Minister Jane Lomax-Smith said she believed the extra flights could bring an extra ten million passengers to Adelaide during the next eight years.

"The extra passengers that Tigers' new flights will bring into Adelaide will mean extra visitor expenditure, and that will translate into benefits for the South Australian economy," she said in a statement on Sunday.

"Other international markets have shown that for every one million airline passengers, a local area can sustain around 1,000 additional jobs."

Tiger Airways says it has already hired 60 SA-based pilots and cabin crew to ensure a quick start to the new operations.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 82,00.html

[Pistol]

I am glad that they have plans to fly to Canberra - I have to move there in July.

[aceman]

I am glad that they have plans to fly to Canberra - I have to move there in July.

I have been in Canberra for the last 12 months or so but I'm moving back to Adelaide at the end of the year

Surprisingly they showed this story on TEN Sydney news (which is what they show on Southern Cross 10 over here)

[rogue]

Down comes the old terminal!

[Howie]

Great pictures!

[Jamo]

Is anyone able to inform me what Adelaide Airport Ltd intends doing with the soon to be vacant site of the old terminal?
I remember hearing something about a possible bus terminal or some such thing but haven't heard any thing of late.

[Norman]

Thanks for the pics. I too want to know what is going in its place.