Govt urged to scrap Sydney plane cap

MORE planes should be allowed to fly in and out of Sydney Airport until a second airport is built at Badgerys Creek, a tourism industry body says.

The Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF) believes the current cap of 80 plane movements per hour at Kingsford Smith Airport should be lifted to boost visitor traffic in and out of Sydney.

TTF chief executive Ken Morrison said the cap - brought in two decades ago - was outdated.

"The number of people flying to and from Sydney is forecast to double over the next 20 years," he said in a statement.

"The current restrictions make it harder than it needs to be for Sydney Airport to manage that demand."

But should the federal government heed the TTF's call, Labor says it won't support an increase to the cap on aircraft movements at the Sydney Airport.

Shadow minister for infrastructure and transport Anthony Albanese says the solution to Sydney's aviation capacity constraints is a second Sydney Airport.

Mr Morrison backed the construction of another airport at Badgerys Creek, in western Sydney, but said it would be years until any second airport opened.

In the meantime, freeing up capacity at Sydney Airport would help NSW double its visitor intake by 2020.

"We are urging the federal government to ensure the need to modernise Sydney Airport's operating conditions is part of any consideration of Sydney's future aviation needs," Mr Morrison said.

The call comes after Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce last month confirmed there was no reason why Qantas and Jetstar couldn't operate out of Badgerys Creek - putting to bed the idea that major airlines wouldn't use the facility.

Locals oppose the Badgerys Creek plan, first proposed 30 years ago, saying it would mean round-the-clock noise.

The federal government has previously called the Badgerys Creek site a "prime contender" for a second airport, but says it will also look at the capacity of Richmond and the existing airport at Mascot.

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