UN 242: No passengers but more buses - How Western Sydney is trouncing Melbourne on airport PT

Executive Summary: Despite not yet serving passengers, the second airport in Australia's second biggest city has better public transport access than the main airport in Australia's biggest city. Described is a way to cost-effectively deliver the overdue better bus service Melbourne Airport workers and visitors deserve. Regardless of new premier Ben Carroll's enthusiasm for Airport Rail, its completion will be a long way off. In the foreseeable future if we want better transport from surrounding suburbs (such as where many airport precinct workers live) buses must be much of the answer. I've written before about opportunities for better bus access to Melbourne Airport, including here, here, here, here and here. And credit/debit card tap and go, introduced last month, removes another barrier to using regular bus services.How do does Melbourne Airport compare with other airports for public transport? There are various airports we could talk about but let's be easy on ourselves by setting…