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The airport is planning for the end of that exclusivity deal by earmarking space for a future Metro terminal.
“There’s nothing that the airport can do in terms of ending that contract, that is in the hands of Airtrain and the government,” Jarvis said.
“We’re really supportive of the announcements being made out of Brisbane City Council around getting Metro to the airport.
It costs more than $20 to catch the Airtrain to Brisbane Airport from inner-city stations.
“We are doing our part to make sure that we’re safeguarding corridors on airport land when there is a change in that exclusivity, whenever that may occur.”
The space would run between Skygate and a yet-to-be-built terminal 3.
Land has also been set aside for “vertiports” – take-off and landing pads for flying taxis, which have attracted big investment from the tech world.
“It’s an emerging technology,” Jarvis said.
“It’s something that isn’t in full operation anywhere in the world at the moment.
“I want to make it clear, it’s not something that the airport is pushing for or advocating for … it’s still something that the industry is learning about, but we are safeguarding spaces.”
He added commercial flights will remain the airport’s priority, with any new services expected to have minimal impact on day-to-day operations.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and Wisk regional director Catherine MacGowan with a fifth generation self-flying air taxi the company hopes to have flying over Brisbane before the 2032 Games.Credit: Tony Moore
The most detailed plans for a new terminal – combining domestic and international flights – are also laid out, set to be called T3.
Tarmac for the complex will be laid next year and likely completed in 2028 or 2029, but a timeline for construction of the building is yet to be confirmed.
“We have a lot of connecting traffic from international services to regional Queensland, but also interstate,” Jarvis said.
“What we’re working through at the moment is how it will be delivered. It’ll start small, and we’ll be delivering it in modular stages.”
The two existing terminals – dubbed “international” and “domestic” – will meanwhile be renamed T1 and T2 respectively, with the process to begin next year.
The “legacy” runway will be called the eastern runway and parallel “new” runway will be called the western runway.
“It’s a five-year-old runway so we can’t really call it new anymore,” Jarvis said.
The draft 2026 Brisbane Airport Master Plan will go out for public consultation from today, with input accepted until October this year. It will then go to the federal minister for final approval.
“It’s really important for us that we get that feedback from the public,” Jarvis said.
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