Warning that sydney airport at brink of capacity

Sydney Airport, the main Gateway into Australia, is close to capacity with increasingly long delays forecast and a knock-on effect across the country, a new study showed Tuesday.

The report, conducted by consultants Booz and Company for a government inquiry into possible sites for a second airport, predicted five-hour delays within a decade without another facility. It also highlighted the airport's limited ability to accommodate new flights, stifling growth.

Almost half of all scheduled flights in Australia land or take off at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport and there have been plans for a second site near the city for 30 years. So far nothing has materialised with several areas proposed and rejected.

Source: AFP/The Independent