Liftoff for $2.4bn Perth airport overhaul

[thewinchester]

Liftoff for $2.4bn Perth airport overhaul | PerthNow

A multibillion-dollar plan to improve Perth's airport facilities - including a domestic/international merger - has been approved by the Federal Government.

Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese said he had approved the airport's master plan, which sets out a 10-year, $2.4 billion investment program in response to Perth's growing need for modern, well-planned aviation infrastructure.

About time, but PER has had a master plan kicking around for ages - and like SYD et al they're only investing in it now because its at breaking point.

One interesting comment on this article:

I hope like hell the Qantas domestic and regional flights are in different terminals. Could the genuine Qantas Club members finally get their club back from the thong-wearing unwashed?

Sadly, I agree with the comment. I've used the domestic terminal QC quite a few times since joining last year, and while I've got no problems with the crowd - but some of them should have been stopped by the lounge dragons who should be enforcing Condition 10.7 (dress code) just that little bit more often.

 

[samh004]

but some of them should have been stopped by the lounge dragons who should be enforcing Condition 10.7 (dress code) just that little bit more often.

10.7 Smart casual dress standards apply at all times.  
Individual Qantas Club lounge managers will have discretion 
to alter these standards if circumstances warrant.

That's a little vague, but I think thongs are probably pushing it. Then again, I've been to fast food restaurants and supermarkets here and seen people with no shoes on.

 

[Danger]

Reflective shirts and dirty steel-capped work boots are certainly not smart casual as far as I'm concerned.

 

[ejb]

Flew into PER today (got a INT A332, thats guys for your help) and noticed the plave has changed heaps in the few weeks I have been away.:shock:

Pickup has moved to where the Exec Parking was and XRay has moved.

Finally PER is getting fixed, now for the J Lounge and some quiet:!:

ejb

 

[ejb]

Reflective shirts and dirty steel-capped work boots are certainly not smart casual as far as I'm concerned.

Not smart and NOT casual. Wash and change before you come to (or at least when you get to) the lounge people.

ejb

 

[Danger]

Finally PER is getting fixed, now for the J Lounge and some quiet:!:

The West Australian reported sometime in the last week that December 7 this year was the date of the opening of revamped Qantas terminal. The article made referenced to improved Qantas lounge facilities.

 

[notzac]

The article made referenced to improved Qantas lounge facilities.

They certainly couldn't get a great deal worse...

 

[Oneworldplus2]

About time. Upgrade from the tin shed.

Fingers crossed about a train line too.

 

[ejb]

About time. Upgrade from the tin shed.

Fingers crossed about a train line too.

As you live in Perth you should not need to be reminded that the train line will go no where near the airport ever, as the taxi lobby is far to "persuasive"

ejb

 

[Mr Ed]

I can't beleive they'd revamp an airport and not put a rail line from the city to the airport. Why oh why isn't there a tram line going from Melbourne city to airport?
I smell brown paper bags a plenty.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

As you live in Perth you should not need to be reminded that the train line will go no where near the airport ever, as the taxi lobby is far to "persuasive"

ejb

I was trying to be optimistic. Maybe at the next upgrade (ie, after this one) they will put some better infrastructure in?

 

[medhead]

10.7 Smart casual dress standards apply at all times.  
Individual Qantas Club lounge managers will have discretion 
to alter these standards if circumstances warrant.

That's a little vague, but I think thongs are probably pushing it. Then again, I've been to fast food restaurants and supermarkets here and seen people with no shoes on.

Not that vague, standards are altered with discretion, when they have 400 FIFO WPs passing through everyday in their thongs.

Reflective shirts and dirty steel-capped work boots are certainly not smart casual as far as I'm concerned.

I doubt there are many steel cap boots at all. The vast majority of FIFO miners actually have to shower and get changed before they leave site. Once showered their preferred dress is thongs, stubbies and holey AC/DC t-shirt (or similiar). They are also likely to have learnt about steel caps and the metal scanner - hence the preference for thongs. In general, it is only management that will wear steel caps while flying - and their boots don't get that dirty.

 

[samh004]

I can't beleive they'd revamp an airport and not put a rail line from the city to the airport. Why oh why isn't there a tram line going from Melbourne city to airport?
I smell brown paper bags a plenty.

I believe when the freeway was built it included some sort of clause to prevent a rail line being built. Or something along those lines.

 

[Reggie]

Reflective shirts and dirty steel-capped work boots are certainly not smart casual as far as I'm concerned.

Danger, I am one of those that wear reflective shirts in the PER QF lounge from time to time. I also at times have no choice but to be wearing steel caps (I prefer to have them in checked baggage), however I ensure that they are clean.

My reflective shirt is my equivalent of the businessman's suit and tie. Its what I am expected to wear for my employment. Why should I be treated any less differently to someone in a suit. I could have as much contempt for the guy preening himself and his jacket holding up his fellow pax attempting to board as he takes off his jacket, slowly folding it, and then stands there waiting for a FA to come and take it off of him to hang in the closest without a care for anyone other than himself. Or the similar Y pax with the jacket, who insists that his jacket should be hing in the J closest, and not have to be put in the overhead lockers with the riff raffs carry on.

As far as I am concerned a suit and tie is not smart casual either.

 

[Reggie]

Not that vague, standards are altered with discretion, when they have 400 FIFO WPs passing through everyday in their thongs.

Most FIFO miners do not reach WP on their work flights. They work a 2 and 1 roster. There is 17.33 roster per year, of which 1 and a half is taken as leave. So this give 16 return flights. At 30 SC's per flight PER-ZNE/PBO/KTA/PHE or 60 per roster for full Y, this means they actually only earn 960 SC's. Now the majority of the contractors (not Rio Tinto or BHP) use the cheapest fares possible, (and alot are now using Virgin to and from ZNE) this can reduce the the SC earn rate to half.

On the other hand the managers / engineers etc, may do a 9/5 or 8/6 roster giving them 24 return flights when taking leave into consideration, giving a total SC of 1440, enough to obatin and then maintain WP

I doubt there are many steel cap boots at all. The vast majority of FIFO miners actually have to shower and get changed before they leave site. Once showered their preferred dress is thongs, stubbies and holey AC/DC t-shirt (or similiar). They are also likely to have learnt about steel caps and the metal scanner - hence the preference for thongs. In general, it is only management that will wear steel caps while flying - and their boots don't get that dirty.

I agree with most of this except the stubbies an shirts.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

I agree with Reggie. This is a special part of the world where alot of money has been made not only for people working in the mines, but also some transport companies, ie Qantas, Skywest, Virgin transporting the miners.
For Qantas to ban the hi-vis in the Qp, might actually be a very bad thing to do. Consider that some of those chartered National-Jet (Kangaroo tail) flights cost upto 30k each way way, it's a very good money earner. Ontop of that, sometimes there are several flights each day to each detination, ie, Perth to Mount Keith or PER to Ravensthorpe (back whern they were booming) QF must have made alot of money, that's for sure. So, all in all, l don't think that QF should ban the hi-vis.
And with alot of construction projects now starting to come online again, your going to have to get used to it in the QP @ PER. The Gorgon project has been given approval which l believe is a National Jet (Red Kangaroo tail) flight to BWB, so it's a FFP and SC earner.

 

[Flashback]

Just to note PER-RVT was chartered direct with National Jet, not QF. Flown in NC livery on the BAe146's.

 

[Danger]

My reflective shirt is my equivalent of the businessman's suit and tie. Its what I am expected to wear for my employment. Why should I be treated any less differently to someone in a suit.

I respectfully disagree with you on that one . . .

I could have as much contempt for the guy preening himself and his jacket holding up his fellow pax attempting to board as he takes off his jacket, slowly folding it, and then stands there waiting for a FA to come and take it off of him to hang in the closest without a care for anyone other than himself. Or the similar Y pax with the jacket, who insists that his jacket should be hing in the J closest, and not have to be put in the overhead lockers with the riff raffs carry on.

but agree wholeheartedly with you on that one . . .

As far as I am concerned a suit and tie is not smart casual either.

and this one (a suit and tie is not smart casual, more formal).

 

[Oneworldplus2]

Just to note PER-RVT was chartered direct with National Jet, not QF. Flown in NC livery on the BAe146's.

Yes, but it was the first one that came to mind and l just wrote it down as an example.

 

[serfty]

I can't beleive they'd revamp an airport and not put a rail line from the city to the airport. Why oh why isn't there a tram line going from Melbourne city to airport? ...

There's a Public Bus that stops ~50 metres from the Airport West tram terminus that goes on the the Airport.