PREMIUM PARKING
MELBOURNE & THE 1973 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL STRIKE
In late 1973 a pay dispute involving Sydney’s air traffic controllers brought airline
operations in south-eastern Australia to a grinding halt. An alternative airport for
international flights had to be found — and fast. Melbourne stepped into the international flights had to be found — and fast. Melbourne stepped into the
breach, becoming a spotter’s paradise in the process, as PHIL VABREexplains