Adelaide Airport curfew change approved for Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific will be able to land at Adelaide Airport from 5am - ending a long-standing curfew. CATHAY Pacific flights will be allowed to land at Adelaide Airport at 5am from April. The Federal Government today approved the airline's application for flights to arrive in Adelaide outside the 11pm to 6am curfew between April and October next year. This means Cathay Pacific flights coming from Hong Kong can now arrive directly in Adelaide, instead of stopping over in Melbourne. Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said flights that land outside the curfew are subject to special provisions, including approaching the airport over Gulf St Vincent unless it is unsafe to do so. While Mr Truss applauded the approval, saying it would generate $24 million worth of tourism dollars each year, State Government minister and West Torrens MP Tom Koutsantonis described it as a "fundamental betrayal" of the western suburbs. "It will have a huge impact on those living in the western suburbs, not only will it dramatically attack property prices, but all areas of living," he said. The curfew was in place for a reason. It's fine to have planes landing at all times if the airport is 45km from the city, but that's not the case in Adelaide. Mr Koutsantonis will now rally those in his electorate, where public support was overwhelmingly against the planes landing earlier, in a bid to try and reverse the decision. He feared the decision would prompt other airlines to follow suit and apply to land outside of curfew hours. Last month Adelaide Airport managing director Mark Young said he supported Cathay Pacific's application, saying it would produce tourism and trade benefits. The Adelaide Airport Curfew Act 2000 allows up to eight scheduled 'aircraft movements' a week in the one hour period either side of the curfew. It is the first time in 12 years that passenger flights have been scheduled to land during the curfew.