Business aviation fees at Australia’s capital airport (YSSY) will rise sharply starting next month. But, according to OpsGroup, the silver lining is that opposition from ExecuJet—the primary FBO at YSSY—and the Australian Business Aviation Association has prompted the Sydney airport authority to institute lower rate hikes than originally planned.
Regarding parking fees, operators will receive three hours of free parking in the designated business aviation area. After that time, fees will be assessed based on aircraft weight and duration of stay. This replaces the initially proposed flat fee of AUD3,220 a day (about $2,100).
For aircraft more than 40,000 kilograms (88,200 pounds), pricing starts at $1,000 per day for the first three days, with stepped increases to $2,500 daily after one week. That is a steep rise from the current $280 a day for aircraft in that class. Smaller aircraft will be charged less, starting at $500 a day.
The airport runway fee will also climb to a minimum of $340, with the per-1,000-kilograms mtow fee moving from $6.91 to $17.
Sydney Airport will now mandate the use of ground power units and preconditioned air where available, with operators assessed a fee of up to AUD21.74 whether they use them or not. The authority also instituted environmental spill penalty fees of $300 for unreported fuel spills or $150 if self-reported.