Sydney’s new $836 million Fish Market was put to an early test over the long weekend, drawing tens of thousands of visitors and briefly triggering crowd-control measures, with traders reporting business well above expectations.
According to Sydney Morning Herald, Nicholas Seafood manager Angelo Vaxevani said staff were “flat out” serving customers at the company’s large outlet on Sunday, noting the new site was already outperforming the old market.
“It’s much busier than the old [market],” he said, adding he expected Australia Day to be even busier.
The market nearly reached its 5000-person capacity on Sunday, with about 4500 people inside at peak times and more than 30,000 visitors estimated before 4pm.
Crowd controls were in place for around 45 minutes as queues formed inside and outside food outlets.
High visitor numbers also put pressure on transport and parking, with the 400-space underground car park repeatedly filling and long queues reported at the Wentworth Park light rail stop.
Authorities had urged visitors to use public transport, warning the opening weekend would be “very busy.”
Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
