Re: [NSW]SRA billed $15m for airport link's shortfalls

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Simon Buxton" <sb@zip.com.au> wrote in message
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> I can't see why the obvious doesn't occur to those concerned with
> fares to the airport.
>
> The $10 or whatever over and above the usual rail fare is virtually a
> fixed fare. A large proportion of passengers would go to the City
> (inbound travellers) or within 10km (locals) in which case the cab
> fare for 2 people would win hands down.
>
> Were the "fare" (airport access charge or whatever it is called)
> distance related they would start to pick up the tourists as well as
> distant residents living Hornsby or Penrith.
>
> You have to be aware that unlike Heathrow or other many airports
> Mascot is close to the city, the destination of most arrivals, or is
> this too obvious??

To all but the morons complaining that no-one's using their ridiculously
expensive stations.