What is the Government doing to promote aviation and tourism in New South Wales?
Mr MORRIS IEMMA: Tonight Sydney welcomes the first Airbus A380 commercial flight to Australia. The Singapore Airlines flight is on its way with 455 passengers on board for the 7½-hour flight from Singapore to Sydney. This heralds a new era in air travel. It is expected in Sydney at about 5.30 p.m. I offer a special welcome to Captain Robert Ting and his fellow crew members. The A380 is one of the greatest developments in aviation since the Wright brothers took to the air. It is fitting that this new giant of the skies should come to our nation’s oldest and largest international airport—the unrivalled gateway for Australian tourism. The A380 is bigger, faster, safer and more spacious than any other large aircraft. Above all, it is greener. It is the most fuel efficient and quietest aircraft in the world. In the spirit of global friendship, I welcome this flight to Sydney. I will tour the aircraft before it departs Sydney Airport tomorrow. I also welcome the fact that this inaugural flig