News & Discussion: Adelaide Airport & Airlines

[Nathan]

How is Adelaide ranked worse than Sydney

If anyone has never experienced US airports, Adelaide is plain sailing compared to them. I visited many airports throughout my stay there and the only one that was comparable to Adelaide was Indianapolis.

Aside from international departures, I vastly prefer ADL than any other airport in this country.

[adelaide transport]

Air New Zealand will add three weekly 787 flights to Auckland to the existing A320 services - surprising but pleasing announcement. I'm still hoping for direct flights to the South Island.

Seriously? Do you have a source mate?

Air New Zealand Director and our Tourism Minister Leon Bignell made the announcement this afternoon.The 787 will begin flying into Adelaide from October this year,meaning a capacity increase of 23%.
The 787 will operate into Adelaide on Wednesday,Friday and Sundaysarriving here at 1040am,and departing for the return journey to Auckland at 1155am.
A320's will operate Mondays,Tuesdays,Sundays-same times.This will operate from December 16th to January 27th 2018.

No services on Thursdays.

[OlympusAnt]

How is Adelaide ranked worse than Sydney

If anyone has never experienced US airports, Adelaide is plain sailing compared to them. I visited many airports throughout my stay there and the only one that was comparable to Adelaide was Indianapolis.

Aside from international departures, I vastly prefer ADL than any other airport in this country.

Melbourne easily the best for international - the interconnected terminals save so much time and money

[Splashmo]

Apparently Qatar Airways is also going daily from December so there must be some demand to/from Adelaide.

[SouthAussie94]

Apparently Qatar Airways is also going daily from December so there must be some demand to/from Adelaide.

Their intention was always to fly daily. The thing that stopped this was the delay in them receiving new aircraft from Boeing. They had to cancel flights on numerous routes because of this

[SRW]

Interestingly I would vote Brisbane the most unpleasant major Australian airport, though this survey ranks it as best. I wouldn't put much stock in it.

[Nathan]

Interestingly I would vote Brisbane the most unpleasant major Australian airport, though this survey ranks it as best. I wouldn't put much stock in it.

International was recently redone, and it's rather nice. Brisbane domestic though, I'd rather not do that again.

[EBG]

last time I flew to Sydney ( on Tiger Air lines) we arrived at gate 99 2/3 and walked several km's to the baggage claim then several more km's to the private car pick up zone . Never again.

[Brucetiki]

Apparently Qatar Airways is also going daily from December so there must be some demand to/from Adelaide.

Their intention was always to fly daily. The thing that stopped this was the delay in them receiving new aircraft from Boeing. They had to cancel flights on numerous routes because of this

You mean Airbus right, they do the A350's.

[Brucetiki]

last time I flew to Sydney ( on Tiger Air lines) we arrived at gate 99 2/3 and walked several km's to the baggage claim then several more km's to the private car pick up zone . Never again.

Sydney airport is just plain horrible. Last time I flew in, we ended up having to get bussed from the tarmac to the terminal. Also took over 90 minutes to check-in and get to my gate when departing.

[OlympusAnt]

The second Sydney Airport can't come soon enough

[Ho Really]

Yes, we've got a great airport let down by the international arrivals/departures. We don't need to impress locals, it's those from overseas. They do the spruiking for us, the free publicity you cannot pay for. So it would be nice if they did an upgrade. I know there will be one, but it should be a priority.

My major gripe is that every time I come home from abroad I always feel uneasy. Our border force can be very arrogant and loud. Some of them seem to have a chip on their shoulder. It could be that Adelaide is such a small place they need to show their authority and not be left behind by their East Coast counterparts. Something I've never felt or been subjected to in arguably the two best airports in the world, Singapore and Hong Kong. Where security is very good. Even in Europe where they are armed with machine guns. Perhaps they're one-offs and someone has had a bad day, but a bit of politeness, a smile and softly spoken words without the barking would go a long way. It's sad.

Anyone else get this impression?

Cheers

[Norman]

The Border Force staff I have encountered at every Australian airport I have been through have been friendly and courteous. The US and UK on the other hand...

[crawf]

My major gripe is that every time I come home from abroad I always feel uneasy. Our border force can be very arrogant and loud. Some of them seem to have a chip on their shoulder. It could be that Adelaide is such a small place they need to show their authority and not be left behind by their East Coast counterparts.

I found customs at Melbourne Airport to be extremely arrogant and rude.

[jimbly]

Air New Zealand to operate 787-9 to Adelaide


Already announced but spotted this...

The decision to use the 787-9 to Adelaide will mean a reduction in frequency to three flights a week. However, Air New Zealand said it would add three A320 services on the route during the summer holiday period between December 2017 and January 2018.

If true, not such good news...


http://australianaviation.com.au/2017/0 ... -adelaide/