Cairns Airport

CONNECTION | After another successful season with our valued partners Air New Zealand, we’re looking forward to a fantastic 2025 with growing travel options across the Tasman.   New Zealand continues to represent Australia’s number one inbound tourism market. Air New Zealand’s seasonal service from Auckland to Cairns, which concluded last week, is always a popular choice for travellers and it will be great to see the black and white tail back here again from April next year.   We are also excited to be welcoming Jetstar Airways’s first ever direct service between Cairns and Christchurch in April 2025.   These complementary services offer customers exceptional connectivity across New Zealand’s north and south as well as extensive one-stop options to and from North America.   We look forward to welcoming our Kiwi friends for their Tropical North Queensland getaways in 2025, while also extending holiday options for locals to ski, explore, wine and dine in New Zealand.   #airnewzealand #auckland #cairnsairport #newzealand #jetstar #christchurch #kiaora

CONGRATULATIONS I Cairns Airport was honoured to be part of the 2024 TNQ Tourism Excellence Awards, and we extend heartfelt congratulations to all winners and finalists! We feel privileged to be part of such a vibrant and dynamic tourism industry. Cairns Airport was the proud sponsor of the Sustainable Tourism Excellence Award, which was won by Crystalbrook Collection, with Mt Mulligan Lodge as runners up. A special shout out to Tourism Tropical North Queensland CEO Mark Olsen and his team for making the event a resounding success and their continued, dedicated work promoting our region. #Tourism #Partnerships

📢 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST | Cairns Airport are excited to bring Lot 31—a prime 8,869 sqm gateway site—to market at the entrance of Cairns Airport. This is an unparalleled opportunity to secure your stake in one of Far North Queensland’s most dynamic commercial precincts, with endless possibilities for development. Whether it be showrooms, retail, commercial offices, or service stations, this Gateway site to the Airport offers unmatched visibility and accessibility. With thousands of visitors passing through daily, Lot 31 ensures optimal exposure and direct access to a bustling commercial district. Coupled with Cairns Airport's modern infrastructure and forward-thinking development plans, this opportunity provides the perfect springboard for new ventures and business expansion. In addition, MiHaven’s recently announced Skyhaven project will further enhance the area’s potential. This short-term accommodation development will support growing demand, solidifying Cairns Airport as a major business hub for the region. More than just a gateway for travellers, this precinct is evolving into a central hub of commerce and economic growth for the region. Now accepting expressions of interest—act fast to secure this once in a lifetime placement in Cairns! 🙌 Learn more about this exciting opportunity here: https://lnkd.in/esHT3PBX Agent Enquiries Welcomed. Patrick Bellot Alan Dugan #CairnsAirport #FarNorthQueensland #BusinessOpportunity

CELEBRATION I Our team were thrilled to take home the win for the ‘Business Resilience’ Award at last week’s Cairns Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence (BEX) Awards! This recognition highlights our rapid reopening of the airport during last year’s floods, and we owe this achievement to our incredible local community, and we sincerely thank everyone involved. We recognise that while our airport was able to recover, other members in our community continue to be impacted and this award represents the resilience, not just of our airport, but the entire region! We also want to extend our Congratulations to one of our airport partners, the Cairns-based team at Singapore Airlines for winning the ‘Marketing and Communications Excellence’ Award. Their nomination showcased their successful collaboration with various community stakeholders to launch their new A350 widebody aircraft on our Cairns – Singapore services. It was a fantastic evening, and we’d like to give a special thank you to Patricia O'Neill and her team for their unwavering efforts in promoting Cairns as a thriving region and supporting local businesses. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners last week and thank you for your contribution to growing our local economy. Richard Barker, Luke Greenslade-Horton, Cairns Chamber of Commerce

Today is International Day of the Air Traffic Controller, and we're taking a moment to recognise the team at Airservices Australia! ✈️   As our eyes in the sky, Air Traffic Controllers play a vital role in ensuring airports run safely around the clock.   Check out this snap from our Cairns Air Traffic Control Tower! 📸   #InternationalAirTrafficControllerDay #CairnsAirport

SAFETY | This week Cairns Airport was proud to join airports around Australia in highlighting the importance of safety through the Australian Airports Association’s annual Airport Safety Week initiative 🙌 This year's theme is "The Hearts and Minds of Safety Leadership." It has been a fantastic opportunity to bring together our airport community to reinforce the importance of a safe workplace culture. Some initiatives that took place at Cairns Airport this week include: ✈️ Sausages for Safety BBQ ✈️ Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Walk ✈️ Airside Breakfast BBQ ✈️ Lunch & Learn ✈️ Family Day ✈️ Safety Week cookies and cupcakes Safety is everyone's responsibility and by working together we can create a safe, secure and healthy culture for our people and customers. #AirportSafetyWeek #CairnsAirport #ASW2024 #AustralianAirportsAssociation

SUPPORT | Cairns Airport wishes the students of AFL Cape York Ltd House all the best of luck, as they head to Sydney to compete in DanceRites 2024. DanceRites, Australia’s national First Nations dance competition, is being held at the iconic Sydney Opera House this weekend. The team at Cairns Airport is proud to support the students on their journey. We also extend a big ‘Thank you!’ to Virgin Australia for arranging the students’ travel. Good luck to all participants. We are thrilled to have you showcasing our region on the global stage!

RECOGNITION | Today is Thank Your Cleaner Day.   The Cairns Airport team took this opportunity to gather the team from Trident Services Australia for afternoon tea, to express our gratitude for their hard work.   Thank you for your dedication!   #ThankYourCleanerDay #CairnsAirport #Appreciation

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST | Cairns Airport is currently seeking expressions of interests for the following: Taxiway D Pavement Rehabilitation (Asphalt Overlay) This project will involve removing a section of existing block paving on the apron edge taxiway (Taxiway D) of the international aircraft apron and replacing it with airport asphalt AC14 in accordance with the AfPA Performance-related Airport Asphalt Specification. Cairns Airport encourages local industry interested in supplying to the project to register an expression of interest (EOI) through the ICN Gateway webpage, available here: https://lnkd.in/gYGz6fjc Advance Cairns Cairns Chamber of Commerce #CairnsAirport #CairnsProjects #Infrastructure #InfrstructureDevelopment #LocalBusiness

GROWTH | Key industry achievements in 2024 have primed Tropical North Queensland for major opportunities across tourism and freight.   Cairns Airport CEO Richard Barker and Tourism Tropical North Queensland CEO Mark Olsen met with media today to reflect on the year’s successes and outline measures to keep the momentum going.   Cairns Airport will close the year with the highly anticipated return of Cathay Pacific services from December 17, rounding out a series of international milestones including commencement of Singapore Airlines’ A350 widebody services, the historic arrival of AirAsia Indonesia, announcement of the first-ever direct connection to Christchurch with Jetstar and resumption of seasonal China Eastern Airlines flights early in 2024.   Richard said: “The team at Cairns Airport has strategically targeted and delivered a number of key new routes in 2024, supported by our valued industry and government partners, and our region is poised for growth as a result.” Both Richard and Mark welcomed the recent ALP commitment of $10 million over four years to drive tourism, and called for bipartisan support of the initiative.   Mark said: “Ongoing destination marketing is vital to keep momentum going and ensure the success of international routes. Funding pledged by the ALP will help make that possible, and we are seeking bipartisan support to enable continued growth of tourism to Tropical North Queensland and the rest of the state.”    Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gpRzq5tj   #CairnsAirport #TourismTropicalNorthQueensland #Growth #TropicalNorthQueensland #VisitQueensland