New Sydney airport 'should be in Canberra'

15 Feb 2012, 8:47 pm   -   Source: AAP

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NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has dismissed a renewed call for a second Sydney airport, saying Canberra Airport should instead be linked to Sydney by fast train.

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NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has dismissed a renewed call for a second Sydney airport, saying Canberra Airport should instead be linked to Sydney by fast train.

A yet-to-be tabled report commissioned by the federal government is set to recommend a second airport be developed in Sydney's greater west, possibly at Badgerys Creek or the Nepean area, News Ltd has reported.

The report will also call for an increase in aircraft movements and the lifting of the 11pm to 6am curfew at Sydney Airport.

But Mr O'Farrell ruled out supporting a second airport in the Sydney basin.

"If you want to have greater flights into this city, do so as happens overseas, by using an adjacent airport and link the two by fast rail," he told reporters on Wednesday.

"The best way to deal with a second airport for Sydney, is not have it in Sydney, but utilise Canberra Airport and link the two cities by fast rail.

"This is an endless debate that comes out from time to time. The fact is that no other part of Sydney is going to be contaminated by the sort of noise that is connected with an airport.

"Let's accept that fact and start to invest in linking Canberra Airport and this city."

The federal government dismissed claims Sydney Airport's curfew could be lifted.

"We'll say no," Transport Minister Anthony Albanese told the ABC on Wednesday.

Mr Albanese, whose electorate of Grayndler lies under the flight path, reiterated his belief that Sydney needs a second airport but said it would not be at Badgerys Creek.

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