Fly to Norfolk Island from Domestic Aussie Terminals

An issue that has been discussed for some time on Norfolk Island is changing Norfolk Island to a domestic route from Australia.
Currently all flights to Norfolk depart from International Terminals in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle and this has its disadvantages.
Some of the benefits of coming out of the domestic include;

 No requirement for a passport to travel to Norfolk Island. More spontaneity in travel
 Easier transfers for the majority of our visitors who originate from within Australia.
 No passenger exposure to duty free shopping means Norfolk Island retailers would have increased opportunities
 No passenger exposure to duty free alcohol so Norfolk Island liquor bond sales should improve substantially
 Airport taxes lower ?

Some of the issues to consider would include;

 How do we monitor tourist movement – modified permit system ?
 Quarantine checks remain as they do between some AU states
 Domestic/International terminal categorization - what are the issues ?
 Security checks remain
 NZ incoming and outgoing what are the issues
 Access to gates at domestic depending on carrier
 Foreign owned aircraft any issues (Nauru owns the aircraft that flies to Norfolk Island
 Foreign crews any issues
 On-flying from NI to Aust by NZ citizens

I’d be pleased to hear about the issues associated with this change and some other perspectives. Post a comment