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Newcastle Airport has recorded its busiest year on record, with more than 1.3 million passengers in FY26 \u2013 a 10 per cent increase \u2013 as new domestic and international services and a new international terminal drove growth.<\/strong><\/p>\n The airport\u2019s 2025\u201326 annual report shows revenue rose 20.7 per cent to $56 million, while net profit climbed 273 per cent to $9.7 million.<\/p>\n Newcastle Airport also invested $83,000 in community sponsorships, up 17 per cent on the previous year.<\/p>\n Chief executive Linc Horton said the year had been an extraordinary one for the airport and the region.<\/p>\n \u201cWe opened our new international terminal, added new routes, progressed our property development, set a new passenger record and delivered a strong financial result,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Horton said the airport had invested in growth to give Hunter residents more routes and choice, with Destination NSW supporting route incentives.<\/p>\n The airport has also put an accelerated growth plan to the NSW Government that it says could help deliver the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy 2035.<\/p>\n \u201cA solid financial performance allows us to invest in growth while ensuring the airport remains financially sustainable over the long-term,\u201d Horton said.<\/p>\n Chair Samantha Martin-Williams said the results reflected a focus on strengthening the airport\u2019s financial position while investing in the region\u2019s future.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have delivered infrastructure for international connections, expanded our aviation network and strengthened and diversified our commercial portfolio,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Looking ahead, Horton said the airport would continue to grow and give people across the Hunter, Central Coast and Northern NSW more choice to travel at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n kabarsula SLOT <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Newcastle Airport has recorded its busiest year on record, with more than 1.3 million passengers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kabarsula"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}