Brisbane Airport - BNE
Brisbane Airport (BNE) ranks as among Australia’s largest airports in terms of passenger traffic and domestic connections, coming in third in both categories after Sydney and Melbourne. Located in the coastal suburb in Queensland, it is the primary international airport serving the city of Brisbane, Australia, as well as South East Queensland. With 31 airlines offering flights to 29 international and 50 domestic destinations, this airport is the major hub for Qantas and Virgin Australia, and serves as a secondary hub for Jetstar, the low cost subsidiary of Qantas. In 2016, Brisbane Airport was ranked fifth among the world’s best performing large-sized airports for notable on-time performance.
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There are two passenger terminals in Brisbane Airport, one for international flights and the other for domestic flights. The international terminal was built in 1995, and made headlines in 2018 by being the world’s first airport to offer a Bitcoin payment service that was also adopted by a majority of the shops within the terminal. As the country’s best-connected domestic airport, Brisbane Airport is the gateway to other Australian cities like the Gold Coast and its many suburbs, including Coolangatta and Sovereign Island.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Located just a short walk from the airport’s domestic terminal is the Pullman Brisbane Airport Hotel, which offers an Executive Lounge and Bar on its top floor overlooking the goings on of Brisbane Airport. Also nearby the BNE Airport is iBis Budget Brisbane Airport, a mere 7-minute walk away from the domestic terminal and approximately 1.2 miles away from the international terminal.
Alternatively, travelers may also book flights to the Gold Coast Airport (OOL), which services both international and domestic flights in the city of Gold Coast, Queensland.
