A special water cannon salute greeted the first plane load of passengers flying direct from Korea to the Gold Coast this morning.

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K-pop dancers, Korean-themed food and a water cannon salute were part of celebrations at Gold Coast Airport marking the first direct flight between the Gold Coast and Seoul today.

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Gold Coast Airport is launching a comprehensive and best practice program to assist passengers with a hidden disability following close consultation with key stakeholders, including Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect).

The names ‘McCranium’ and ‘Straighty McStrong’ will adorn the Gold Coast Airport construction site for the next 18 months after two local primary school students won the chance to name the cranes at the airport’s southern terminal expansion.

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Gold Coast Airport and Lendlease are putting the call out to Year 3 students on the Gold Coast and Tweed to name the cranes at the airport’s southern terminal expansion.

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Queensland builder Condev Construction is streamlining development of the Gold Coast Airport hotel by craning in pre-built bathroom pods.

Designed and constructed off site at Molendinar, the pre-fitted bathrooms are trucked down to the airport, arriving with plumbing, lighting and joinery completed.  

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The crane index has cranked up three places at the Gold Coast’s southern end this year thanks to development projects rolling out at Gold Coast Airport. Two nine-tonne tower cranes have been installed by leading construction company Lendlease over the past two weekends, as foundation works near completion and preparation for the next phase of construction gets underway.

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From mental health workshops and yoga classes, to spot checks for speeding baggage tugs and debris on the airfield, a wide range of safety initiatives will be highlighted at Gold Coast Airport this week.

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Travel between the Gold Coast and the Land of the Long White Cloud is set to become easier, with Air New Zealand adding more than 22,000 seats between Gold Coast Airport and Auckland.

From March 2020, Air New Zealand’s schedule between the Gold Coast and Auckland will increase to daily, and up to nine services per week during peak school holiday periods in April, July and October. The change equates to almost 100 additional flights, or an approximately 15 per cent increase in capacity compared to last year.

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Gold Coast Airport’s successful therapy dog program is expanding, with the adorable French Bulldog Ranji on site from this week.