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International travellers would be most affected by a proposed Brisbane Airport curfew.

Airport noise costs Brisbane $100m a year, curfew would cost $10m, report claims

The UQ study says the “modest” economic trade-off of a curfew would protect residents’ health and property values.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Macey Bennett and Sian Roach, highland dancers in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo on the tarmac at Brisbane International Airport, February 6, 2026.

Edinburgh Tattoo performers descend on Brisbane for a tartan takeover

More than 800 international musicians and dancers will join 300 local performers to deliver a bonnie boost of $39 million to Brisbane.

  • Nick Dent
The Brisbane Airport’s international terminal was evacuated on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

‘It was messy’: Brisbane Airport evacuated, flights delayed as smoke triggers alarm

As hundreds of people on one floor were evacuated, one said the procedure was disorganised, and that the crowd milled about until staff “started yelling”.

  • Felicity Caldwell
A new plane spotting area at Brisbane Airport will incorporate a Fokker F28 tail.

A historical tail: Retired plane to anchor new Brisbane Airport viewing area

Brisbane Airport reveals plans for a new 2026 viewing hub, featuring a real aircraft tail and front-row seats to runway action.

  • Cameron Atfield
The SmartGate system has caused airport queues in Sydney and Melbourne.

What could fix airports’ long arrival queues? A race for the Olympics

Passengers arriving after 14-hour-flights must often wait 40 minutes in queues to scan their passports in kiosks before exiting the airport.

  • Chris Zappone
A United Airlines flight arriving from Los Angeles, after descending over Moreton Bay.

Brisbane Airport relaxes wind rules in bid to reduce aircraft noise

More flights will be directed over Moreton Bay during an 18-month trial to reduce noise over city suburbs.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Malaysia Airlines back at Brisbane Airport on Sunday.

Malaysia Airlines returns to Brisbane with five flights a week to Kuala Lumpur

Each year the services will add more than 75,000 inbound seats and about $54 million to the local economy.

  • Cameron Atfield
Passengers queuing at Melbourne Airport on Saturday after the Airbus warning.

Chaos, cancellations at Australian airports as A320 Airbus planes recalled worldwide

Queues are mounting at Australian airports after half of the world’s A320 fleet was struck by a software outage, triggering a global emergency alert for some Airbus aircraft.

  • Chris Zappone and Alexander Darling
Brisbane Airport spokesman Peter Doherty (left) with some of the items up for auction at the 2025 Brisbane Airport auction.

Lost and luxe: $11k Bvlgari necklace, black box and plane seats in Brisbane Airport auction

Fancy a necklace, watch or Akubra hat? How about a Departures signs, or a black box? Quirky items are for sale in Brisbane Airport’s lost property auction. Bidding starts at $1.

  • Marissa Calligeros
This year pieces of aviation history are up for grabs.
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Brisbane Airport's annual lost property auction

This year pieces of aviation history are up for grabs.