The new Western Sydney International Airport development is almost complete, and the original Sydney Airport refuses to get left behind, with loads of new developments happening in Mascot, also. Now, travellers at Sydney Airport can hopefully move throughout the precinct a little more seamlessly thanks to the introduction of a new SkyBus service.
Hailing from Melbourne, the SkyBus is infamous because it’s the only public transport option from Tullamarine Airport into Melbourne city – and for a bus ride, it ain’t cheap. Now SkyBus has partnered with Sydney Airport to bring a fleet of 40 buses offering transportation services.
The SkyBus expansion into Sydney includes a number of different operations, including transporting travellers between gates, connecting people between terminals and other essential services. The introduction of SkyBus into the Sydney Airport ecosystem has been touted as a step forward in providing more efficiency to support the larger 2039 Master Plan that will see major development and growth at Sydney Airport over the next 20 years.
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Projections are forecasting that over the next two decades, passengers travelling through Sydney Airport will increase to 65.6 million people – that’s a lotta baggage. To get on the front foot, Sydney Airport has signed a five-year deal with SkyBus parent company Kinetic.
Kinetic Managing Director (Australia) Matthew Campbell says they’re looking forward to helping streamline operations as the airport grows over the coming decades. “Our airside bussing services in particular will play an important role in supporting Sydney Airport's expansion plans, ensuring passengers and airport operations are seamlessly connected as demand continues to grow.”
In a positive step forward, Kinetic has also committed to moving their entire fleet to fully electric over the next five years. We can get on board with that.
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