1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Three sixty with Katie Wolf. Join the conversation with Katie Wolf. 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: You are our eyes and ears in the Territory Mixed 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: one oh four point nine. Joining me on the line 4 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: right now is the Northern Territory Airport's Robert Porter, the 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: executive general manager of operations. Good morning to. 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 2: You, Rob, Yeah, good morning. 7 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: How are you not too bad? What is the situation 8 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: out at the airport at this point in time. I'm 9 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: assuming some flights are still coming and going. 10 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, So as I look at the board now we've 11 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: still got the full schedule of flights. I'm expecting that 12 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: there probably are changes as the day in the next 13 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: couple of days progressed, but at this stage, you know, 14 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: everything that is planned for the day is still planned. Yeah. 15 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: We were anticipating that it was going to be quite 16 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: a busy week, quite a crazy week with the school holidays. 17 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: The assumption is, I suppose that we're not going to 18 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: see the same volume of people coming through the airport 19 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: this week. That's right. 20 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 2: And you know those flights that are departing and arriving, 21 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 2: you know, we're seeing the loads or the number of 22 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: people in those significantly reduced. And yeah, I'm expecting I'm 23 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 2: expecting redutching the numbers, which is which is very disappointing 24 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 2: and very sad for everybody at the moment. 25 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is, there's no doubt about that. And a 26 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: lot of us, you know, maybe waiting for family to 27 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: arrive later in the week. I know, I was. It 28 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 1: now means that a lot of those plans have really 29 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: gone into chaos. 30 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. I think COVID picks on the holiday season. 31 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: Every time a holiday comes along, rares it's head. So yeah, 32 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 2: well we're a resilient bungs out here at the airport, 33 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: so it will continue to sold John and do as 34 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 2: we can. 35 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: Now with those people that are still arriving and some 36 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: still flying out, what is the process in terms of, 37 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: you know, making sure that everybody has got their masks 38 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: on and doing the right thing. 39 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, so, you know, distancing, wearing a mask and 40 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: hand washing. That the even more important than ever before. 41 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: But the territory has gone the border control units operating 42 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 2: and ensuring that everyone completes their border forms, double checking 43 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: to see where people have come from and processing them. 44 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 2: So you know, if you've got people coming or you're 45 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: de partying, things will be a little bit slower, but 46 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 2: I think we can all understand that we need to 47 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: work through it is very methodically so that the contact 48 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 2: traces out there can do their work and really start 49 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: to nail down where the issues are. 50 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: And are there any parts of the airport or is 51 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: the airport at this point in time it's not considered 52 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,119 Speaker 1: an exposure zone or anything like that. Following on from 53 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: that charter flight with the mine, No, that's right. 54 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: So we've you know, the controls that we've had and 55 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: the controls that will continue to work with doing doing 56 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: as well. And then we've increased our cleaning and we're 57 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 2: just using the passengers and those is the terminus. Be vigilant, 58 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: ensure you're wearing a mask and ensuring your practicing social 59 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 2: distancs and. 60 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: A reminder you do Actually you will get fined if 61 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: you don't have a mask on inside the airport, can't you. 62 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 2: I think all of those things are subject to rules 63 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: and regulations and there are some there are some penalties 64 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 2: in place that you know. Where we're taking approach is 65 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: to remind people to wear a mask and that's all. 66 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 2: That's all me and the team of the airport can 67 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 2: do well. 68 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: Robert Porter is there anything else we should be aware 69 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: of this morning as people are in lockdown and wondering 70 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: where this is all going to end. Anything we should 71 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: be aware of from the airport perspective. 72 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: Just simply if you're flying, the airport can't help you 73 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: with your check in or you're changing your flight, so 74 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 2: stay in touch with the airline that you've got booked 75 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 2: or we've got passengers coming from to keep in touch 76 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 2: with the airline. We will keep our website up to 77 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 2: date for arrival and departure information. You can follow us 78 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 2: on social media, so follow the social pipes and we 79 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 2: will just provide information as it comes to hand. But 80 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: we can't we can't predict, we can't change. So my 81 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 2: advice is that if you're flying or you've got people flying, 82 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 2: check in with your airline and that's the first one 83 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 2: of Yeah. 84 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: Anti Airports Executive General Manager of Operations, Rob Porter, I 85 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 1: really appreciate your time this morning. Thank you. 86 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 2: No, I'll take care of it. 87 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: Thank you.