I have little doubt that in the medium term the forecasts are right, and Melbourne will more than double its activity to around 80 million passengers a year, for a city of up to 8 million people, much of it flown by very large jets from Asian destinations. One thing the proponents of reserving t...

There are several factors that make this sensible. One is that the proposal is to find and preserve a site for use in the 2030s, thus influencing the provision of good access. Another is that the long term average growth for Melbourne, if the existing relativities in air travel activity in Austra...