1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: Up here in the top end. We know that there 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: is going to be some you know, some people finally 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: getting to see their family members after what's been a 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: long and difficult time for a lot of people, and 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: people arriving in the territory today potentially for the first 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: time in a couple of years. So just how busy 7 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: is it going to be out at the airport? Well, 8 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: joining me on the line right now is Alan Wu, 9 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: the Aviation Development Manager within the Northern Territory Airports. Good 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: morning to you. 11 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: Allan, good morning Katie. Alan. 12 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: Is it going to be a busy day for our 13 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: airport today up here in Darwin? 14 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 2: Well, I think it's going to be a busy week 15 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 2: and leading into twenty twenty two will be busier than 16 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 2: twenty twenty one. So typically around Christmas time generally see 17 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 2: a lot more departures and in January see those people 18 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 2: starting to come back. 19 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: So have we got many planes arriving in the territory 20 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: or in Darwin today, I'll look. 21 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: Today I can give you the exact number. But on 22 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 2: an over the Christmas period there's plenty of choice for 23 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 2: Territorians to travel or welcome their guests in that over 24 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: the next few weeks, we're seeing ninety to one hundred 25 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: flights per week, and that's just to our major capitalist 26 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 2: cities over the Christmas period. 27 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: And Allen, I understand that the flight from Singapore resumes 28 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: today as well, and it's. 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: To start tomorrow. The first place arrived in early morning 30 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 2: tomorrow and the part of five point thirty and so 31 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 2: that'll be a two starting at two per week. And 32 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 2: I'm working with the airlines to increase out a demand permit. 33 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: And I mean, I'm assuming, like you said there, we 34 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: are going to see a fairly busy time at the 35 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: airport over the next couple of weeks and indeed through 36 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: the new year as well. Is there anything that passengers 37 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: are going to have to do differently when they are 38 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: leaving or arriving that those out there listening this morning 39 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: need to be aware of. 40 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: There are the normal social distancing requirements. Wearing masks in 41 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 2: the terminals are still required, and what still expect to 42 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 2: see at the terminals are sign engine wayfinding to help 43 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 2: them to keep social distance, and also a lot of 44 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: sanitizers located around the terminal as well as the ending 45 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: machine for those that have forgotten to bring a mask. 46 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: In terms of travel to their definition, encourage travelers to 47 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: refer to their airlines and also specifically to the definition 48 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 2: in which they're traveling too, because each destination will have 49 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:39,959 Speaker 2: their own unique requirement. 50 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think that's what a lot of people 51 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: are wondering at this point in time. Or they're probably 52 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: doing their research if they are due to fly out 53 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 1: as well, making sure that they've done everything that they 54 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: need to do. And I'm assuming that there is still 55 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: sort of there are those checks and balances in places 56 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: people are arriving in. I think it's a Department of 57 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: health that usually do them. And they've still got that 58 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: area within the airport where they you know, checking people 59 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: as they come in, are they. 60 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. The airport has been working with Golden 61 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 2: Territory governments since the beginning of COVID to ensure that 62 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 2: our facilities and interminals can accommodate for their requirements. And 63 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 2: it's been a very fluid operations over the last twenty 64 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 2: months where we've seen the screening upon arrival shifts from 65 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 2: one location into more nimble mobile mobile screening and check. 66 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: So that's that's still happening at our airport. 67 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: And do people need to be prepared, like do they 68 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: need to get there a little bit early or anything 69 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: like that if they are traveling away. 70 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: Look again, i'd refer the passengers to their airlines because 71 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: it does depend on where the traveling too is international 72 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: or domestic. There's different checking requirements, so generally you need 73 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: to be at the airport longer if you're applying on 74 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: traveling internationally and give and the additional requirements for travel 75 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: these days. Yeah, Look, I would encourage travelers to come 76 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 2: in and ensure that travel is less stressed pause as 77 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 2: can be at this time of year. And we've got 78 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 2: we've ensured that our staff and our facilities and our 79 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 2: retail and to and beverage are available to accommodate that 80 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 2: comfortable experience throughout the Christmas period. 81 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: Well, Alan Woo, the Aviation Development Manager at Northern Territory Airports, 82 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: I really appreciate your time this morning. Thank you very 83 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: much for having a quick chat with us. 84 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 2: Hey, thank you, and happy holiday for you too. 85 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: Yeah you too, Thanks, Ali,