But the buses at Mascot do not go to the CBD, they go to suburban destinations - although you can change to a City bound bus if you
know where to do this. Takes a Tram Addict with a bus map and plenty of time!

Regards

Dudley Horscroft
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From: "prescottt@ymail.com [TramsDownUnder]" TramsDownUnder@...>
To: TramsDownUnder@...>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Illawarra Airport - was Airport West

> JetGo uses Essendon for one and they're the one serving Illawarra, which actually I just noted is coded Wollongong (WOL) in the

> aviation lexicon. Probably the fees are less than for Tullamarine, though in using Essendon they kill the opportunity for

> transfers with other major airlines' flights. Essendon is only useful if your journey starts and ends in Melbourne.

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> Re Sydney airport traffic, that affects buses too - the article doesn't mention that either. The airport has put in some bus lanes

> here and there but not enough.

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> Tony P

> ---InTramsDownUnder@..., <espee8800@...> wrote :

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> You keep referring to Essendon Airport but nothing much in the way of passenger flights use that one anymore. Tullamarine and

> Avalon are the main ones and both are fairly poorly served by public transport. Yes I know the 901 bus runs every 15' during the

> weekday days but the terminus is a route march from the terminal unlike the taxi dropoff points which are practically at the door

> of your aircraft.

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