Greens MP Michael Berkman wants the state to buy out Airtrain’s contract.Credit:Matt Dennien/Supplied
The renewed pressure came a fortnight after Brisbane City Council public transport chairman Ryan Murphy,a member of the LNP,called for an end to Airtrain’s exclusive airport access to enable Brisbane Metro to service the precinct.
At the time,Transport Minister Mark Bailey suggested the council could foot the bill for breaking the contract with Airtrain.
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Berkman told state parliament late on Tuesday night that the Airtrain deal,among others,was “wring[ing] Queenslanders dry for profit”.
“Why is the minister defending this 35-year contract for a private provider to keep a monopoly on public transport services around the airport?” he said.
“What part of ‘making Queenslanders pay a private company $20 for a 20-minute trip’ sounds like a good deal to the government?
“It is embarrassing.”