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Recently on the airwaves here in Canberra there has been quite a bit of discussion about the Canberra Airport. Due to the large number of public servants now working out there the traffic situation has become a major concern. Also finding a taxi from the airport into the city is said to have a negative impact on business in Canberra.

Something else that was raised by callers was the fact that the Canberra Airport itself is not running smoothly. The terminal is too small and the flights at times were being canceled. The Qantas regional manager was interviewed on air to give a perspective from the airlines. He said according to statistics things are not really that bad.

The Qantas representative also pointed out that the airport will be opening new facilities in around 3 years. Before that time Qantas will spend around $10 million to upgrade facilities at Canberra Airport.

After hearing all this I come back to the headline for this post. If you are coming to Canberra is it worth flying or are you better off driving your car or getting a hire car? I think a Qantas pilot’s wife gave the answer to this. She called in to say her husband finds it better to drive rather than fly from Canberra to Sydney to take the controls of an international flight.

I tend to agree. For the past couple of years whenever I fly out of Sydney International Airport I choose to grab a rental car and drive up the freeway to Sydney. It is about a 3 hour drive and is quite stress free. Compare this to flying and there is little difference. By the time you travel to the airport, wait for check in, board and then fly it all adds up.

I vote for the driving option.

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In early February we saw one cent airfares for Virgin Blue flights from Sydney to Port Macquarie. They came as the airline launched a new route to Port Macquarie.

Tiger Airways have not gone quite so low, however they are offering bargain priced flights from $9.95. Hurry as they went on sale at 6.00pm on Tuesday 12 February and the sale ends on 13 February. Flights go from Melbourne to Adelaide, Alice Springs, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Gold Coast and several more destinations. The flights are departing from 14 February until October 25, 2008 and include taxes.

Coming up next is a sale of 5000 one way fares on Jet Star for one cent. The fares are to be offered on six routes - Sydney to Gold Coast, Sydney to Melbourne, Melbourne to Hobart, Melbourne to Launceston, Melbourne to Newcastle and Brisbane to Newcastle.

The fares go on sale next week and will be announced via the Jetstar email newsletter. Head over to the site and signup if you are interested in the fares.

It looks like a great time to by looking for a cheap flight in Australia.

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Recently announced budget cuts for the National Capital Authority in Australia has put in doubt some of the events managed by that organisation. The main one on the chopping block is the Australia Day concert held on the lawns of Parliament House.

It has been a popular event over recent years with crowds of around 30 000. It was also broadcast live around Australia and provided good exposure for the nations capital of Canberra.

A tourist attraction in Canberra that also is likely to be hit by the budget cuts is Blundell’s Cottage. This is a historic homestead that is popular amongst locals and tourists. I remember first going there on a school excursion. I even had wedding photos around the farmhouse.

With the expected cuts to funding it is likely the farmhouse will only be open to the public one day a week. This will be a shame as it is a worthwhile tourist stop when visiting Canberra.