Then and Now: Canberra Airport, 20 Years After Privatization

April 5, 2018
The biggest changes came between 2009 and 2014, when the $500 million "Airvolution" redevelopment delivered upgrades including the construction of an international terminal, which offers flights to Doha, Singapore and Wellington.

When local businessman Terry Snow and Capital Airport Group took control of Canberra Airport in 1998, it was run down and in need of a makeover.

Twenty years and $2 billion later, and the airport is unrecognisable in aerial photos comparing then and now.

The biggest changes came between 2009 and 2014, when the $500 million "Airvolution" redevelopment delivered upgrades including the construction of an international terminal, which offers flights to Doha, Singapore and Wellington.

Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/then-and-now-canberra-airport-20-years-after-privatisation-20180322-h0xt2m.html

Photos by Ingrid Barrentine & Joe Nicholson, Alaska Airlines