Infrastructure analysts at the Commonwealth Bank warn that Sydney Airport may hit capacity 20 years earlier than it expects.The airport's management has previously said it will have sufficient capacity to meet the city's air transport needs until 2045.
However, Commonwealth Bank infrastructure analysts Andre Fromyhr and Matt Crowe estimate that Sydney Airport is likely to near or reach its maximum capacity in 2025, based on the bank's passenger forecasts.
The bank's estimate is consistent with a finding by a joint Federal and NSW Government study that found signs of constrained capacity would emerge at Sydney Airport from around 2020.
That report found that all peak morning (6:00am-12:00pm) and evening (4:00pm-7:00pm) weekday slots would be allocated by 2020, and that there would effectively be no free slots by 2027, with unmet demand for more than 100 flights per day.
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However, Commonwealth Bank infrastructure analysts Andre Fromyhr and Matt Crowe estimate that Sydney Airport is likely to near or reach its maximum capacity in 2025, based on the bank's passenger forecasts.
The bank's estimate is consistent with a finding by a joint Federal and NSW Government study that found signs of constrained capacity would emerge at Sydney Airport from around 2020.
That report found that all peak morning (6:00am-12:00pm) and evening (4:00pm-7:00pm) weekday slots would be allocated by 2020, and that there would effectively be no free slots by 2027, with unmet demand for more than 100 flights per day.
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