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100 YEARS OF SYDNEY AIRPORT IN NUMBERS
1919
airport founder Nigel Love tooko
from a grassy paddock in Mascot,
carrying a single passenger.
On 19 November
passengers
passthroughthe
terminaleachyear.
44.4
In October, the
1 BILLIONTH
passenger
passed through
Sydney Airport.
$2 BILLION
ThecostofSydneyAirport’sbiggestsingle
makeoveraheadofthe 2000 Olympics.
AWARDWINNING CHEFS
have partnered with the airport
to deliver an elevated dining experience
(including Wolfgang Puck, Luke Mangan,
Mike McEnearney, Shannon Bennett
and Warren Turnbull).
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departure wall, making
Sydney Airport the
most checked-in
location in Australia
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PRODUCTS
ACROSS 800
LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL
BRANDS ARE
AVAILABLE
AT THE AIRPORT.
Cruise news
RIVERS AND OCEANS
HollandAmerica’sKoningsdamwillmakeherAlaskadébutnextyear,
departingfromVancouverandmakingherwaynorthtoGlacierBayon
aseven-dayvoyage.TheshipisthefirstofHollandAmerica’sPinnacle
Classtosetsailintheregion,o
eringmorediningandentertainment
options,including 13 restaurants,eightbarsandlounges,andseven
entertainment venues. The ship also o
ers a wider variety of cabins
and suites, including the top-end Pinnacle and Neptune suites.
Michelin-starred chef Curtis Stone welcomed Ruby Princess into Sydney
Harbour last month on the ship’s maiden voyage to Australia. The 3080-
capacity ship is the second mega-liner to join the Princess Cruises
fleet operating in Australia, alongside Majestic Princess. Ruby is one
of two ships sailing local waters to have Stone’s on-board restaurant
Share, where the chef has created a new six-course menu for guests
featuring a variety of fresh and local ingredients.
If you’ve ever wanted to cruise like a Viking, taking in the shores and
ords of Scandinavia, Viking Cruises has announced six new ocean and
river-cruise options departing in 2021. Choose from a 22-day tour from
Budapest to Bergen or a 15-day from Basel to Bergen. Both itineraries
see you cruise Europe’s rivers aboard a Viking Longship before
transferring to an ocean ship to head to the open waters of Scandinavia.
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vice president,
Asia Pacific.
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