Domestic airport prospects loom at Richmond

By Tony Bosworth
Updated November 1 2012 - 3:06pm, first published May 17 2012 - 1:33am
While Alenia C-27J  Spartan Battlefield Airlift aircraft such as this one will replace the RAAF’s C-130H Hercules, they may not be all we’ll be seeing at the base in the future. 	Photo: James Davies
While Alenia C-27J Spartan Battlefield Airlift aircraft such as this one will replace the RAAF’s C-130H Hercules, they may not be all we’ll be seeing at the base in the future. Photo: James Davies

SPENDING as little as $150 million could see a million passengers a year getting on and off Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Blue planes at RAAF Richmond as the base once more comes into the spotlight.