Bankstown. 'Free Weekends' pays off

Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown said its Fly Free Weekends initiative was a success, as it showed an increase in movements of 4.3 per cent from the previous quarter weekend. “The recent trends in the general aviation activity have been depressed with traffic falling 20 per cent in 2010 compared to the previous year. As airport businesses across the board have experienced a decline in activity, we decided to trial some initiatives to boost traffic and stimulate the flow-on effect to aviation businesses across the airport,” said Colin Grove, CEO Sydney Metro Airport Bankstown.