Perth Airport's split terminals will be consolidated into one complex, ending years of confusion for travellers, following a new deal struck with Qantas.
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00:00 Perth's two separate airport terminals have long been a point of confusion and frustration
00:06 for travellers. Now, after decades of discussion, Qantas has finally agreed to Perth Airport's
00:11 plan to create one main complex.
00:16 A world class facility that will provide a first rate customer experience from train
00:21 or car park to boarding gate.
00:23 Perth Airport is currently split into terminals 1 and 2 east of the runways and the Qantas
00:28 terminals 3 and 4, 8km away on the opposite side. This move will see Qantas' domestic
00:34 and international services move across to the main terminals after 2031.
00:39 This will become our western hub. This is going to be, when completed, the largest airport
00:47 hub complex outside of Sydney.
00:49 Perth Airport had been pushing to expand the main site where the new Forestfield Airport
00:54 Rail Link ends, claiming it would nearly double annual passenger numbers. But Qantas wanted
00:59 to beef up its site, leading Premier Roger Cook to last year accuse the carrier of dawdling.
01:04 It's holding us back in terms of our tourism, our international business communities and
01:09 our international education opportunities.
01:12 Under the $5 billion agreement, a new runway will be constructed, opening up new destinations
01:17 for Qantas' international network. That runway is due to open in 2028, with the new terminal
01:22 expected to be complete three years later.
01:25 In the meantime, Qantas will upgrade its current operations at terminals 3 and 4, while its
01:30 subsidiary Jetstar will relocate its services to terminal 2 from September.
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