Bankstown Airport has received an extension for lodging a revised draft Master Plan, with the revision now due on or before February 15 2013.
This follows a demand for a reworking of the Plan from the Federal Minister for Transport, because he was unhappy with RPT ambitions it.
“We requested an extension from Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Transport, to lodge a revised draft Master Plan in two years, rather than the one year given following the rejection of the 2010 Draft Master Plan, Colin Grove, CEO, Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown, said.
“There a were several reasons why we sought a longer extension period, one of the most important being the impact the future release of the Sydney Basin Aviation Capacity Study may have on the final contents of the revised Bankstown Airport draft Master Plan particularly in respect of any future passenger services.
"Therefore, we believe it is imperative that the results of the study need to be considered in the revised document to be submitted to the Minister for approval.
“Also, the airport needs significant time to prepare revised Australian Noise Exposure Forecasts (ANEF) which will require third party regulatory endorsement and there may also be a need to include an Airspace Management study... .
“In the interim the approved current 2005 Master Plan remains in force. This document supplies guidelines for matters relating to land use, aviation capacity, environment, noise forecasts, passenger services, surface transport, runway extensions and many other regulatory issues."
That's a very cooperative tone, but it hides the surprise and frustration that was felt in the management offices at Bankstown.
(BAL)
