Canberra airport closed [May 13, 2011, morning]

[Austman]

ABC TV is reporting that Canberra airport has been closed due to a gas leak.

I'm travelling to CBR today....

 

[coyote25]

Canberra airport closed

ABC TV is reporting that Canberra airport has been closed due to a gas leak.

I'm travelling to CBR today....

I'n at CBR already

 

[Austman]

Some more info here: Canberra Airport evacuated - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Hopefully it was next door ...

 

[LiamR]

Friday 13th Strikes again!!

One of my friends who is a Pilot for VA, based in SYD says if it goes any longer, they'll be going to MEL instead.

 

[straitman]

Canberra airport closed

ABC TV is reporting that Canberra airport has been closed due to a gas leak.

I'm travelling to CBR today....

News just stated the terminal has been evacuated and arriving aircraft are circling.




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[Austman]

The gas leak has been found. Canberra airport is expected to re-open at around 9am.

 

[jamesatfish]

I believe the leak was as the result of a demolition contractor cutting through the gas main whilst working on the removal of the old Qantas terminal. The new terminal wasn't directly affected as the gas was shut off almost immediately but it was evacuated anyway for precautionary reasons.

 

[UP4014]

ABC TV is reporting that Canberra airport has been closed due to a gas leak.

Will anyone notice the difference?



sorry, sorry. Couldn't help myself. :mrgreen:

 

[esquire]

Flew out of CBR at 4pm this afternoon (haven't seen the QF J Lounge that busy before!). The last delayed QantasLink flights left around 4pm but all QF jet were running on time (actually running early - must be everyone trying to get out of CBR).

DJ didn't fair so well with some delays running into the evening. Amazing how one incident like that can have a domino effect.

 

[Flying Fox]

Re: Canberra airport closed

I'n at CBR already

Oh no, poor you. It means that you are now stuck there