The federal government has demanded Sydney Airport "lift its game" after the competition watchdog rated it Australia's worst large airport.
As well, federal Transport Minister Anthony Albanese will advance a Productivity Commission inquiry into airport price monitoring.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Sydney airport charges the highest average prices per passenger.
"The indications are that Sydney Airport has increased profits by permitting service quality to fall below that which the airlines reasonably expect," commission chairman Graeme Samuel said as he released the annual report on airport performance on Thursday.
Mr Albanese was not impressed by Sydney Airport's performance.
"It has to lift its game when it comes to making sure that it's looking after the users at the airport," he told reporters in Canberra on Friday.
The Productivity Commission was due to finalise its inquiry and report to government in 2012.
"As a result of this ACCC report I have asked the commission to bring that forward to as soon as possible," Mr Albanese said, adding it would it now be some time this year.
The minister said there was not much the government could do to force airport operators into line because many of the airports were privately owned or leased.
"What we can do is ensure that we have appropriate monitoring mechanisms there and that we hold them to account."
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