The push comes as the government looks to revamp the airport management system amid the collapse of regional airline Rex.
The federal opposition has called for a Senate Inquiry to properly scrutinise the government’s attempt to shake-up the Sydney Airport slot management system—critical to sustaining a thriving aviation industry for the country.
Nationals leader David Littleproud welcomed the Sydney Airport’s Demand Management Bill 2024 but expressed disappointment saying there was not enough time to scrutinise it.
“It’s concerning that the government has sought to limit scrutiny on the bill,” he told Parliament on Nov. 5.
Littleproud said the Senate Committee examining the bill only held one public hearing. Further this hearing was in Canberra, and not Sydney.
Public hearings allow sitting MPs to question experts on the pros and cons of changing the airport management system.
Scrutiny of Sydney Airport’s slot management system comes amid the collapse of regional airline, Rex, which had serviced the country’s remote towns for decades before a foray into the lucrative Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane routes.
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