Brisbane's new runway - a documentary

After fifty years in planning and eight years under construction, Brisbane's new runway became operational on Sunday 12 July 2020 - on time, under budget and despite an ongoing global pandemic.
This video reflects back on this momentous project and what it means for the future of Brisbane Airport, our city and our state.
The new runway gives Brisbane the most efficient runway system in Australia. It will serve the needs of South East Queensland for decades to come, maintaining and growing our connections with the world as our city continues to grow, while building the gateway to Queensland & Australia.
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[@majidp1981]

50 years of planning to build a runway so close to the inner-city that pretty much every single riverfront suburb in Brisbane is now subject to hundreds of low flying planes producing noise. It took a place like Hong Kong much less than that to build an artificial island, a brand new airport, kilometres of train line and highway road, two massive bridges and one underwater tunnel to keep the noise away from populated areas.

[@masterofpuppets7295]

And in the process honh kong lost one of it's biggest attractions. Then the ccp came in and ruined the rest of it

[@carlmaster9690]

Take a look at Birmingham Airport in the UK. The airport began planning for a second runway in 1984 but it's only now that tigers plans are actually going ahead, partially thanks to the new up and coming HS2 station to the east if the current airport campus.

[@HotChook]

Interesting logic A different city planned infrastructure in a different way with a different time span, therefore Brisbane should plan it in the same way I feel like you should probably flesh out the therefore

[@SirDilbere]

My first visit to Brisbane airport was over 50 years ago. Back then the terminal was a disused aircraft hanger left over from WWII and there was only one small runway. I've never forgotten that day I saw off my older brother as he set off to Canberra to join the Australian Air Force. I dreamed of the day when I would be a customer of Australia's air travel and take my first flight. The day did come, but the terminal had changed to a brick box with orange seats inside. I had to walk across the tarmac and climb the stairs at the back of the aircraft. The excitement of that day has never left me. All these years later, I still travel to Brisbane to see how the airport has grown and the pride I feel in Brisbane's growth as a major international city. I've got quite a few local, interstate and international flights under my belt and can't wait until the day I can fly again. Congratulations Brisbane on a great job well done and many congratulations to the Brisbane Airport Corporation. And thanks for all the memories and for those yet to come.

[@petrivatanen9017]

Isoinijeeneenen alueen etudsallenen suuret suuren suuri aluen lento kenttä bisrbane airports Petri Mikaelnen vatanen

[@claytone7958]

With all the research showing the importance of good sleep, why is Brisbane putting up with the planes taking off over our houses at all hours of the night. Curfew now!

[@brent.johnson]

With all the Dutch accents I was getting flashbacks to Amsterdam.

[@TheducksOrg]

Look, if you need runways built on wetlands, there's none better :)

[@JohnSmith-ij6ms]

acid flashbacks

[@annagilda1]

As a Dutch person living in Australia, I was kind of a little confused for a little minute or two.

[@jasonh289]

I think they are predominately Afrikkans

[@brent.johnson]

@@jasonh289 They don't sound South African to me at all. KZbin the Afrikaans accent, it's nothing like it.

[@randokuruza]

This runway has destroyed the inner city suburbs of Brisbane. No other major city in the world would even contemplate building a new runway directing planes over what is the most densely populated areas of Brisbane. They knew it. They didn’t care.

[@Willoz269]

Ever heard of Heathrow? Or Amsterdam? Sydney? should I go on?

[@daniel11111]

All major airports which are in the city limits face this problem. You aren’t unique.

[@100M2B]

50 years in planning and 8 years under construction for just one new runway?

[@nicknielsen896]

*meanwhile China builds entire city/airports*

[@cohen200]

More like 50 years of sitting at a table and arguing.

[@brentsummers7377]

3 years of planning 47 years getting planning approvals & appeals to courts, 8 years of construction. lol.

[@dathloxter3294]

Anyways why does brisbane buildings get finished about 5 years or 3 years- THEY USING HAX

[@robbo5775]

What a pity that BAC totally failed in your 3rd objective of minimising community impacts. The under-estimation of noise levels shows great incompetence ( or worse) that supported this option that was built, instead of looking at other options that would have far less community impact. So the project gets a FAIL score!

[@mariagrant2072]

Was involved in various capacities with the development of Brisbane Airport back in the Department of Aviation and the Federal Airports Corporation days - was present at the opening of the airport in 1988 and still have my Plaque presented by management on display in my lounge room - time moves on and you see the progressive changes to something you were proud to be part of even before the Airport opened and working there after 🥰 a retired oldy now, but still proud of my work and contribution back then 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@dbmellifluo]

The paradox of emphasizing the minimization of noise and community impact in this video, and, ballsing it up so bad the community is literally protesting outside your offices about the noise in reality… keep dreaming BAC.

[@blessing3958]

Now all we need is a second international terminal, maybe closer to the second runway with a underground train station between each terminal. Might not seem necessary now but considering it might take 10 years to finish for Australia standard, it's thinking ahead of the curve.

[@bnetolldnataman]

They haven’t the capacity yet, but I’m sure it’s on the drawing board.....

[@kennethsydney]

Thank God I didn't buy a home in New Farm, Hamilton, Teneriffe, Hawthorne or Bulimba. Suburbs right under the flight path of this new runway.

[@RyRyMTD]

Pretty much always has been anyway. It’s really not that bad

[@karenwotherspoon8297]

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[@majidp1981]

They ruined most of Brisbane's inner-city. Their initial EIS document stated that it would be easier for people from more affluent suburbs to sell up and move (compared to people from areas of lower social class). This single item is a clear indication of how much they cared about local communities.

[@grahamskaines]

Well done BAC - A monumental effort for Brisbane, Queensland and all of Australia. Great to see good things happening for the world during this crazy Covid climate. Well done and congratulations

[@beezelyparker9695]

When us QLD's are allowed to leave the state in 2045....... , I will look forward to taking off from the new runway......

[@benlong6934]

Unlucky buddy if you're looking to depart to the south you'll most likely be departing on the old runway. You could try Cairns though, that's inside QLD so you'll you won't have to deal with any border restrictions, of which you seem to believe are in place for no reason.

[@beezelyparker9695]

@@benlong6934 Where in my comment did I say border closures are in place for no reason????? And FYI I have been to Cairns many times and went by rail last month. So not wanting to visit or fly there again. If the state govts continue to be so hopeless with the quarantine handling then there will be no chance of us flying anywhere. soon. And that is a fact.

[@beezelyparker9695]

@Norm T just look at the tennis players in Melbourne now. Why have The Australian open during a 'pandemic' ??? And I bet Melbourne will be in lock down again very soon .. :(

[@paulgarrett9322]

@@jocko1283 Never mind, there is only one hope for you - medication.

[@surfrescue3189]

Absolutely hate the way that condescending woman shuts her eyes when she’s expressing her opinion . Imagine having THAT as a boss !!

[@timhannah4464]

A very exciting project. Makes me proud of Brisbane. Half the outgoing and incoming flights from or to the new runway go over our house. Love it. What a privilege. Congratulations to everyone. A great job, well done. And never stop at night. Brisbane needs it open all day and night. No curfews please.

[@ClintDavis86]

Glad this solves our congestion issues - and - can't wait to have congestion issues again.

[@jarydc]

Yep - let’s increase capacity, aim it straight at the most densely populated areas of Brisbane and go! How about delivering on your promise to lower the impact of aircraft noise on urban areas. I’m not talking about 5km away, I’m talking 15km away. Stop directing traffic dead over the CBD, make aircraft climb quicker. Bring back SODPROPS at all times of the day like the original EIS assumed, and like the 2013 BNE Curfew enquiry relied upon when deciding that a curfew wasn’t required “because the second runway will reduce impacts on urban areas”.

[@mprice7779]

Whoever managed community consultation failed in my view. Residents in our suburb (20km away) were not told we'd be in the flight path, yet the air traffic from this new runway (50+ aircraft some days) is so noisy we can't hear each other talking. I am one of many unhappy residents in Annerley , East Brisbane, Camp Hill, Balmoral. The airport is on a bay yet the flights descend over our houses instead. They also come in low from quite a way out rather than being required (like they are in most other capitsl cities in Oz) to stay at altitude for longer. This project is having adverse effects on hundreds of Brisbsne residents mental health, stress and anxiety ....and is only set to get worse unless something changes.

[@kreshokresimir7139]

We are also below commercial airline flight paths, but it is the helicopters which are a nuisance.

[@harmichaelkunt2358]

If you live that close to the city I guess you can afford to buy a pair of ear plugs then hey. Sook

[@bnetolldnataman]

@@harmichaelkunt2358 I just don’t get the noise whingers....... I’ve lived at Coorparoo, Buranda, Greenslopes, on the flight path for years and loved watching them come over and wondering where they’re going. But people aren’t happy unless there bitching..... Mental health. REALLY??? I just don’t get it🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@karenwotherspoon8297]

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[@brisbaneresident5504]

Thousands of residents being impacted across multiple inner and outer Brisbane suburbs. Where was the environmental impact studies in respect to the human impacts on health, and the risks associated with pushing 100s of planes a day over the 3rd largest pollution in Australia?

[@ndickson5544]

The new parallel runway has affected my life dramatically. I am lucky to get 8 hours sleep due to the planes waking me up early hours of the morning and very late at night. I can't concentrate with the constant interuption of low flying loud plane noise when I am trying to work from home. I have to shut doors and windows due to the noise. I hate the new runway. I was told it would make little impact... absolute lies...I never heard the planes until the second runway opened. They should be taking off and arriving over the bay...not the city of Brisbane. It's a disgrace.

[@fluidzzz8662]

My dad recently flew back to us in Brisbane from Fiji and I haven’t seen him for 10 months and he left and landed on the new runway

[@simeonadams6065]

Self congratulation, opinion stated as fact and virtue signalling by people that made a hell of a lot of money out of the project is just an exercise in narcissism. Try watching the video without the ridiculous background music and slow down the editing. There is no mention of a few things 1. The runway wasn’t need immediately and the option of waiting and building the runway in to the bay was tossed aside by the politician egos 2. The runway is a white elephant as there does not exist the terminal and other support infrastructure (like reasonably priced parking ) but hey there is a 24 hour Woolies down the road 3. The Politician egos demanded that a tunnel be built from the city to the airport so that a) they could get to their flights quicker and b) they wouldn’t feel embarrassed when other politicians visited (I refer to the story of one QLD premier going on about being taxied on the tarmac in Sydney for 20 mins and saying it wouldn’t happen in Brisbane- just borrow some more money and send us broke so people travelling wont be inconvenienced). The people of Brisbane struggle with peak hour traffic while the excessively tolled tunnels are running at 20-30% capacity. The money for the tunnel AND THAT STUPID TRAIN (that no one uses because it costs too much and if you are flyinG the last thing you want to do is GET ON A TRAIN) should have been spent on targeted smaller tunnels or rather “covered trenches” (cost of construction exponentially cheaper and running costs the same) that responded to the needs of the city rather than putting all the money into a tunnel that all of Brisbane said “but why put it there, there are so many other places in need”. The trenches would have been given to local contractors and designer and paid for over a ten year period, there would have been community consultation and absolute transparency with community member on all committees as watchdogs. 4. There is no mention about the suburbs now in the flight path that have been wrecked. Hey KRudd you go a run at the PM in no small part because you were going to stop this runway and move it into the bay. But that was when you lived in what is now the flight path. Now that you and your wife have profited enough to be part of the global elite you don’t give it another thought (and while i am on KRudd - mate, stop talking up China you corrupt sell out. You pompous self righteous arse no matter how you want to try to explain that you and your wife didnt rip off the country and continue to profit in the extreme for selling us out ....... fact dont care about pompous indignation and late at night when you are alone with your thoughts have the guts calculate what your price was. No politician should exit office with these enormous amounts of money and be able to profit from contact made during you time in office because you were there because we trusted you and you were getting paid so any IP or good will you establish is the property by the county not you.) Apologies if you have read this far into my therapeutic rant written while the Friday afternoon air traffic jam fly in to Brisbane airport way to low (which means louder jet noise but also jet adjustment noise as they work out they are too low) and with their landing gear being put down way to earlier.

[@dsteely3312]

Lol good to get that off your chest? I take it you live in the flight path.

[@bnetolldnataman]

Ahhhh another Krudd hater. Nice rant mate. 👍👍👌👌. Hate the arrogant little worm...

[@TheJetJock]

A great video, just the constant background music was unnecessary in a documentary.

[@flyboy747uk]

Mean while at London Heathrow the discussions that begun about 2006 to build a new runway continue, court hearings continue and every other legal hurdle continues and still not one brick or one hole dug!!!!

[@justanotherrandomperson1359]

Living near that airport it’s even louder than before.

[@Wutangaz]

Was great to be a part of this parallel runway project

[@stephenpearce3815]

Now all you need to do is refurbish and expand the overcrowded termals using an example like Incheon/Seoul (ICN) in order to do the runway justice.

[@sydjlee]

Incheon airport is one of most efficient airport, Brisbane is beautiful city has got enough reasons to be well known city. Hope to refurbish old terminals and apply more tech to attract more people to gain biz and tourists

[@125sloth]

Exactly. And get security contractors in the terminals who actually make sure their employees can put an English sentence together, or sort out the ones who pretend they cannot speak the language properly if someone complains legitimately about filthy trays. No disrespect intended, but some are arrogant upstarts who hide behind the "limited English" charade, when they can often speak it perfectly, or the other extreme, they cannot understand passengers with simple questions.

[@69spadger69]

And move the domestic and international terminals closer together, what a pain in the butt transferring between the two. Nice having a new runway ‘though.

[@bobjackson4720]

Most countries would ban this video, they would be so embarrassed that it took so long. Does Australia really want to tell the world a minor project like this takes half a century?

[@olivercook9653]

Half a century is 50 years?

[@bobjackson4720]

@@olivercook9653 10/10

[@bobjackson4720]

@Va Sr From conception to finish the process took 50 years. Far too long, no wonder Australia is falling behind.

[@bobjackson4720]

I love Australia and wouldn't want to live anywhere else but each time I come back from an overseas holiday I see clearly we are falling so far behind. The checks and balances that slow everything down must be streamlined unless we want to become just a historic theme park showing the world how things used to be done.

[@svict4]

@Va Sr "relatively recently" is still about 2 decades ago when those levels were being reached. Funding was delayed for years as there was little appetite at the time by its owners to put down the cold hard cash. I'm with Bob on this one, Brisbane airport has been a bit embarrassing for a long time. This new runway is of course welcome, just far too late.

[@leviandronicous2309]

This runway is an environmental disaster for moreton Bay, there was soo many acres of protected mangroves killed and a whole ecosystem destroyed in the building of this runway. It was bad enough when they filled in crib island to build the origanl runway... Why don't they show how much ecosystem was destroyed to build this?

[@precisedkiller8459]

Yes you will never hear things like that This video is all spin with the cushy music and slow camera pans They’re all about themselves. Didn’t hear once about all the injuries sustained on this job and the destruction of the ecosystem. Yes we relocated all the wildlife to the suburbs!!!!spare me all the bullshit

[@kieran6057]

i'd invite you to sell your house and tear it down please as it is currently ruining the environment. I look forward to you sending me pictures of your house now completely bushland

[@Elliott2001]

@@kieran6057 Rules for thee but not for meeee, remember?

[@madmikedynamite6083]

Really wish you'd direct all the flightpaths for both runways out over the bay instead of subjecting the inner city to all the excessive noise.

[@deanbowell7501]

Really! Check the location before you live there. Just like people that complain about Archerfield airport, operating since WW2. Go find somewhere else to live whinger!

[@karenwotherspoon8297]

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[@madmikedynamite6083]

@@deanbowell7501 I've lived where I am for 20 years. It's a purely commercial decision to fly over the inner city and not restrict all movements to the bay end of the run way. Even before the new runway opened the Hight limit over the CBD was reduced to save the airlines money

[@deanbowell7501]

Times change, move on or move out. After 30 years living were i am, i can't even remember what my street looked liked.

[@majidp1981]

They have to fly into the wind, so over-the-bay operations is not possible. However, they relied on that as their all-time preference as first to calm the community, and then that mode slowly switched to "midnight preference" which also cannot be implemented on many nights because of visibility, wind speed, etc. This strategy helped them build the new runway and destroy most of Brisbane's inner-city and desirable riverfront suburbs.

[@avgeek3]

Its crazy how a simple (or not) patch of asphalt (and a lot more) can have such consequences. Great job and video!

[@trevorwaninara7570]

Like the documentary of the building of the new runway for Brisbane International Airport. Thumps Up.

[@anthonytrothe334]

So why does Australia not own the Airport. Run by a dutch company. Why?

[@brent.johnson]

It's privately owned, like most big airports. There are various owners/investors, Aussie and international.

[@brent.johnson]

Also, "Australia" as in the government?

[@brent.johnson]

Also, I'm sick of people like you obsessing over foreign investment. They are Dutch FFS not Chinese.

[@atrothe]

@@brent.johnson If they own Coco pops I don't care. Be as sick as you want Brent. BAC made millions out putting shopping centers on the site. Good song on your page. 3 goes at comments to toss an insult is a pushing it, also.

[@brent.johnson]

@@atrothe I didn't insult anyone.

[@bexdowney]

Our house shakes when the huge planes from Dubai / Asia come late at night. And we get planes every few minutes straight over our house at times. Quality of life has plummeted.

[@katebillmcvicar6042]

This runway has reduced Brisbane from most liveable city to the most unliveable city. The impact it is having on quality of life is unacceptable.

[@nataliebraithwaite9169]

The poor planning, assessment of alternatives and consideration of community impacts means BAC has lost its social incense to operate. It’s abused it’s position on our city. This flight path has created health problems for me and my family and has negatively impacted my relationship. All due to constant air pollution, noise pollution and consequent lack of sleep. This project is a disgrace for our city

[@bobjackson4720]

A tiny little project like this would be done in two years max in China. 50 years start to finish, that's pretty sad.

[@andyman8630]

and in 50 years they'd be doing it for the third time

[@matta2738]

Yep and by the time its completed its outdated. Typical of all infrastructure projects in Australia

[@andyman8630]

@@matta2738 i dunno about that! seems to me covyd has rendered it useless

[@kieran6057]

How about China just focuses on not running out of power so its citizens dont freeze at night... instead of criticising Australia

[@newbris]

It wasn't 50 years from start to finish. Do you not understand planning?

[@steveamurray59]

Well Done ! Now it's about our Roads !

[@stevepashley795]

What a wonderful and proud achievement. The best to all involved. Congratulations

[@sarahlwebster]

A fantastic achievement and valuable addition to Brisbane and Queensland (Although a little tweaking of the flight paths so more planes are coming and going over the bay would be lovely if possible!)

[@richardturpin61]

Residences got screwed big time .. it was the original plan ..take off and landing towards the sea . But because it is cheaper to take off at low altitude🛫 and climb slowly with the wind behind you 🛩 those suburbs will because unliveable🏘🏘 when traffic goes from the current 65 to 100%

[@benja0492]

The current terminals are at max capacity. Now it’s time to realise that and expand and build for more opportunities!

[@smackpuppym4162]

They don’t have any money left, thanks to COVID-19

[@kreshokresimir7139]

@@smackpuppym4162 I heard they are being paid to implement vaccination stations and for no jab no fly policies

[@smackpuppym4162]

@@kreshokresimir7139 I work at the Airport and I have heard nothing of the sort. But who knows, stranger things have happen.

[@shhmule]

@@smackpuppym4162 Yes, governement are already discussing no-jab-no-fly ideas for late 2021, early 2022.

[@shhmule]

There are future plans for a midfield terminal.

[@ritchieli5654]

I still remember having to wait for 45 minutes on the plane to have a jet bridge available for disembarking when there was only one runway. I can’t imagine how much longer we need to wait for a boarding gate when more international flights come into BNE

[@bnetolldnataman]

Yep saw that all the time.... Aircraft waiting for a gate....😱😱🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️. Then the ground crew had to service it for the turn around super fast to keep the schedule on track. Something we used to pride ourselves on...👍👍👌👌❤️❤️

[@ritchieli5654]

The thing is you don't have enough boarding gates in the international terminal and you still built a new runway

[@elsahelgason6609]

I’m in Canada Toronto Boarding at 10 January, 2023 back to Hong Kong.

[@robbyfn]

I was locked in the airport for 14 hours during June because of COVID and being in transit from Auckland to Doha. Really nice airport... I may have strayed from the area we were supposed to stay in but I couldn’t help myself and went further through the terminal to get a better look at some of the other planes being stored there.

[@Ian.549]

Brisbane airports desperately need to be relocated also. Despite what they try, noise pollution etc will always remain rampant where it is and only get worse. But no politicians yet have the guts to do the right thing and get the ball rolling with relocation plans. It will happen eventually, there is no real other option. The extremely valuable airport lands near the city center where it currently is, when sold, would more that cover the cost of a super airport in the Brisbane valley on the Toowoomba side of Brisbane.

[@flasktalimasa5586]

200 million dollars under budget cause majority of the community (sub contracting companies) worked for peanuts

[@saturnthefish1015]

Respect from over the ditch in new Zealand

[@MrKuschelTieger]

Can't wait to land there

[@Tom-ny3yc]

I now constantly hear roaring jets over my house that I have lived in undisturbed for 13 years. Obviously, the effects on the community didn't matter to the decision-makers!

[@aussiesorcerer791]

Just wait till covid ends... you’re going to be in for a real shock when travel picks up

[@jasoncooper2268]

If only they had a plan out for 50 years

[@richardturpin61]

They scamed you good with the in and out at sea .. lol. Airlines prefer taking off inland towards the west at low altitude and climb slowly, with the wind behind them to save 💰

[@karenwotherspoon8297]

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[@AudioTones67]

Looking forward to Google Maps updating the satellite view so we can get a good aerial view of this.

[@SOBIESKI_freedom]

Music tends to overpower any spoken voice commentary. The video maker would do well to address this issue.

[@ClickNBuild]

Cool , I'm doing a Brisbane model airport

[@thegruffalo5383]

Good to see my home city getting on the radar of the world Yet what is a shame is people are bitching about the flight paths disrupting them, even though the transparency of this could not have been better....

[@kreshokresimir7139]

Transparency of tyranny rollout couldn't be clearer, but can it be changed?

[@AlistairJames]

I found this so inspiring! Congrats to all those involved - what an amazing group of people! You’ve made your city so proud!

[@infinitelyairborne4142]

Fantastic to see the prospects for Brisbane’s growth being enabled through the implementation of fantastic infrastructure! Couldn’t be prouder to have Brisbane airport as my home airport. Thank you Brisbane Airport Corporation! Also is there any chance you could move the flight path back to where it was for 01R/19L, I can’t see the planes anymore. I used to really enjoy standing outside every morning the flight path was over head to watch EK434 arrive from Dubai.😔 I know that the A380 isn’t currently flying into Brisbane but perhaps we could just slightly change the flight path 🥺

[@Jayden-gp4lp]

That would be a huge change. They can’t just ‘change’ the flight paths, it would have to go through Airservices Australia. I highly doubt that they would change the flight paths for the next couple years.

[@hamoodtatari]

yooo I always go on the EK 434! I went on it in 2019! 😅😄

[@infinitelyairborne4142]

@@hamoodtatari I flew out on EK435 in December 2019! Happy memories.

[@bnetolldnataman]

❤️❤️. Yep me too. I’d look at clock and go yep that’s EK 434. You could always tell the 380. 👍👍👌👌❤️❤️

[@simonf8902]

Great for all the extra flights from NSW and overseas.😳

[@ianstewartaviation2634]

Amazing work guy’s and gals we can learn a lot from this here in 🇬🇧

[@adelarsen9776]

Reminds me of the main strip at Copenhagen Kastrup

[@timharris8140]

And couldn’t even have a Qantas aircraft as the first one shown.. instead China.. 👎🏻

[@bnetolldnataman]

“China” airlines is Taiwanese..... 🤣🤣👍👍. And a fantastic airline to travel with....

[@elsahelgason6609]

We are suppose to focuses to building and maintaining the earth each life’s being living on earth.

[@granttaylor8969]

Talk about giving yourself a pat on the back. Other countries build runways out of the ocean and reclaimed islands.

[@elstonairways3565]

Just look what the Chinese did with Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong , 6 years (not 8) to build 2 (not 1) parallel runways on RECLAIMED Land, increasing the size of Hong Kong's land area by 1%!! Not watching to the end of this video sorry....I can relate to Surf Rescues comments as well.....and is it Schiphol or BNE?

[@HeathWP]

A great result. I'm from Sydney but always enjoy Brisbane airport.

[@prof.heinous191]

Brisbane Airport like to keep aircraft movements extremely well hidden, but passengers around 6,000,000 pa, Gatwick (single runway) 46, 000,000 pa. Not really surprising airlines weren't too keen to cough up!

[@shhmule]

Gatwick doesn't have many small aircraft services. Brisbane's main movements are small turboprops to regional QLD. The sheer number of movements was congesting the single runway. At a guess, over 80% of movements would be a Boeing 737 or smaller at BNE.

[@slipnslide9308]

Could of put a decent observation area for plane geeks

[@nicpieper1262]

Was great being a fitter on that project! But I can tell you there was defiantly time lost from injuries 😂

[@willd2156]

You don't go 8 years on site with 3700 people and not have one 😂

[@space4sdgs]

What a project. What a team. 💛 #LoveYouBNE

[@LordDavid04]

Future-proofed to have another International Terminal if need be?

[@brisbaneairport]

On the airport master plan there is an allocation for an additional terminal closer to the new runway in the future.

[@marekgawdzik6972]

I bet all these talking heads live clear of the flight path. I'm sick and tired of jets screaming overhead late at night. I can go for two or three days with no more than four or five hours of sleep. It is time to introduce a curfew between the hours 9pm - 6am.

[@1wildCHIICK]

All the flights between 9pm & 6am are actually freight. Not passenger flights. There used to only be about international flights that used to leave in that time but due to COVID they aren't going.

[@jacksmith3386]

I live directly over the flight path and it's even been long enough that I don't even notice the planes anymore. Stop your whining mate.

[@marekgawdzik6972]

@@jacksmith3386 You must live in an acoustically well insulated structure

[@donthitmeimwoozy]

You sook... I live 3.2km from Amberley... now that's noise... and when war games are happening you can forget about quiet nighs

[@michaelperry4217]

New flight path has moved the planes away from us, so there’s always two sides to a story.

[@lis819]

A lovely runway! Good job:)

[@holdenmad111]

This is the second "new" runway since the 70's and the same crappy hype over again!

[@paulfri1569]

Best Airport in the Southern hemisphere?

[@richard8181]

Great job done well 👍

[@Kathschannel]

Well done to all involved. A magnificent job.

[@davidhogan5880]

New runway and no viewing area for families and kids to watch planes land and get inspired for future Pilots and engineers

[@shhmule]

Yeah I hope they build a nice viewing area like Perth has. I'm sure they will, once they begin developing the midfield services.

[@LTLT900]

While they dont need it with this covid rubbish they should let motorcycles use it for high speed runs for 10 bucks per run.

[@JohnSmith-ij6ms]

feels like propaganda

[@the_tax_consultant]

Brisbane's awesome!

[@MrRadialdrift]

Brisbane is a New Word City? Really, with restaurants that close on a Saturday night at 9pm, bus services that stop at 7pm on a weekday from the CBD and no 24hr supermarkets. Even NZ's small regions have that. Brisbane is close to the most boring city in Australia, There is nothing special about it at all. The fact they made a docu about laying some concrete on flat land, speaks volumes about how Brisbane is boring. Wow, what a engineering marvel, you laid some concrete. Pat yourselves on the back for that. Challenges - So this is on par with the channel tunnel is it? We wanted to use recycled water, what like how all water is recycled?

[@kreshokresimir7139]

Lol, so true.

[@RangaTurk]

You should have seen it in the late 1990s when the Sydney 2000 Olympics seemingly sent it into a near recession. The city looks more substantial now since 2002 when they built that white-walled tower with the aerial on the roof and that spider's web night illuminated building next door to it. Nevertheless, it is a great piece of infrastructure on display here.

[@newbris]

There's literally a 24hr supermarket next to the airport.

[@MrRadialdrift]

@@newbris So its literally a Supermarket or literally open for 24hours? The literal 24hr supermarket you speak of is open 5am - 10pm, so a figurative 24hr supermarket that is only open for 17hrs, so its literally a 17hr Supermarket. Right, glad we could clear that up. BTW incase you have trouble comprehending simple English, I clearly stated 2 years ago SUPERMARKET(S), the S on the end means plural, as in more than one.

[@newbris]

@@MrRadialdrift As you probably know, it is undergoing renovation at the moment so is not open 24h for just a short period.

[@svict4]

Do you remember when BAC tried to force airlines to pay for the upgrade almost a decade ago, what a great joke that was 😂😂 purely because for years prior, BAC was giving away profits to its investors, rather than investing in the airport itself. Wasted years, wasted opportunity 😢 Sure, the construction is a great achievement, no doubt about it. Congrats to those involved in getting it to completion, you should be proud. I guess at least now it is not the shittest international airport in Australia, hooray! Just not sure how BAC could pat itself on the back after literally holding the city and airlines to ransom for years. Imagine the boost to the local economy had this upgrade been properly funded 2, maybe 3 decades ago (it was first spoken about 5 decades ago!). We need better oversight on privately owned critical infrastructure like this.

[@newbris]

The airlines did pay for part of it?

[@MSPEC95]

To bad the flight path is disruptive to the residents the planes now fly over😡😡the noise is ridiculous!!

[@jacobc590]

Maybe don't move into a suburb close to an airport if you don't like the noise? Brisbane airport has been around for a long time so you easily could've checked how close to the flight path you were before living where you are.

[@1wildCHIICK]

I live in Pinkenba, the suburb that the airport is in. The noise isn't that bad. It was worse living near QR in Acacia Ridge.

[@sydjlee]

People find better life when they put some effort to make thing better. Brissie should wake up from long sleep. Planes will bring more biz and poepple.

[@karenwotherspoon8297]

Certainly a FAILURE on the objective to provide the community with transparent and accurate information. A swath of Brisbane suburbs, previously unaffected by flight paths, are now virtually unliveable. Most of residents in those suburbs were caught by surprise because they believed the false narrative put out by BAC that planes would take off and land over the bay. Lots of lies. But hey, who cares about the mental health of residents of your host city?

[@flynnsmith1435]

@@karenwotherspoon8297 Clearly you don't understand how flying works. You see, a plane must land *into* the wind, meaning if the wind is blowing from the bay into the city, then the aircraft must land from the city to avoid accidents. So unless you want a bunch of planes crashing in your suburbs, then i'd suggest sucking it up and moving to a suburb which isn't near an airport :) It's like living near a theme park and complaining about the noise. No one forced you to live there? If you hate it so much, then move.

[@cammysmith7562]

Hopefully we get the 2032 olympics bid and the new queens warf, Brisbane 2025 projects and the runway can be put to good use.

[@stevegraham3817]

This is what happens when a project is run correctly, success on every level instead of bean counter and CEOs trying to maximise their bonuses, and at the end of the day, it is under budget, no environmental or other fines, no blowouts, no unforeseen issues, and most importantly no injuries or deaths. It is now time to move these fine people into rebuilding our manufacturing industries, start with the defense budget, build steel mills, and move onto boats, tanks, transportation, planes and arms.

[@stevegraham3817]

That's the problem with not paying attention to world affairs. and what would be better than creating well paying opportunities so people can afford housing.

[@stevegraham3817]

@Va Sr you haven't been paying enough attention to chaynas affairs at the moment. There is a reason Oz increased its defence budget by a 1/4 of a trillion dollars.

[@kangaroo505]

Fantastic guys! Great work, well done and congratulations to everyone involved.

[@Mrham-vm4sx]

I live In brisbane

[@Jack-ub8kc]

Now we need Sunshine Coast airport to be upgraded

[@gary4158]

Background music to loud, or not needed

[@shhmule]

Your brain can't compensate for the noise? I was able to focus on their voices quite fine.

[@aayohfaran8116]

I think the heathrow project in London will beat this in terms of complexity! However, this was a beautifully executed project. Well done Brisbane!

[@alexc6784]

Amazing achievement but a white elephant. International air travel is a fraction of what it was and will never recover.

[@kizzjd9578]

Anyone know who the video production team was for this?

[@rodneydrew9117]

All need to get over they had to make it bigger up to standed with other states where you expect them to put new airport and what about all people that live in the suburb of cribb island they lost everything

[@arcfilmproductions7297]

Nicely put together video!

[@robertrek9518]

Airport Curfew NOW. Over the bay has failed

[@davidpearn5925]

Any chance Melbourne might get a second runway seeing it equal to Sydney in population and hasn’t had an upgrade in around 45 years. Or isn’t it a marginal electorate ?

[@shhmule]

The difference with MEL, is they have a crosswind runway capable of handling up to Boeing 767 sized aircraft. They use both runways in cohesion to increase the amount of movements, and while not as useful as a simultaneous parallel operation, it certainly helps handle the load. Brisbane only ever had the crosswind 14/32 which was used for private and charter operations, and wasn't suitable for helping with the airline volumes.

[@davidpearn5925]

@@shhmule interesting because I can’t think of another international city of 5 million anywhere else that has such potential dangerous procedures for a lack of federal funding . Victorians would ‘get’ what I’m hinting at.

[@fatsolutions]

Such an awesome project and we’ll done to everyone involved

[@rubes3927]

When's Melbourne's new runway coming ffs?

[@colinmeehan791]

China will build it for Comrade Dan,no worries.

[@Brad-kq9oc]

Some time after Melbourne stops constantly locking down

[@morphix007]

any good suburbs to buy a house in there for 500k?

[@bnetolldnataman]

There’s some nice areas at Banyo..and a few others as well. 👍👌

[@brisbanetoyambatours4183]

great stuff, we can't wait for the airport to open up to international travellers

[@juliecasey5196]

Awesome and very informative documentary.

[@zacharyhentze64]

No guidelines?