The Canberra Times
Sarah Falson
07 Apr 2026
The days of fumbling with your laptop at security and navigating cramped, 90s-style terminals at the airport are a thing of the past.
As Australian overseas travel hits an all-time high - surging nearly 20 per cent past pre-pandemic levels this January - our airports are finally catching-up with their technology.
From Sydney's 15-minute kerb-to-gate promise, right through to new seating and amenities in regional hubs like Burnie, a multi-billion dollar construction boom is currently reshaping the way Aussies fly.
Here is how your local airport is evolving to meet the record-breaking demand of 2026 [Perth; Canberra; Burnie; Lunceston; Adelaide; Brisbane; Melbourne; Western Sydney; and Sydney]...
