The federal government will not lift an hourly cap on take-offs and landings or be more flexible about the curfew at Sydney Airport despite a new push from the NSW government.

NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner, who is now also the minister for tourism and major events, on Friday said he had held preliminary talks with Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Warren Truss and Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb about the issues.

Virgin plane at Sydney Airport.

At present, movements at Sydney Airport are capped at 80 an hour, but based on rolling 15-minute periods of 20 movements. Mr Truss has indicated publicly he will consult with the community about lifting the 15-minute caps so that 80 movements can be achieved.

“I will be vigorously lobbying the Commonwealth to increase the movement cap during peak periods,” Mr Stoner said at the Tourism & Transport Forum outlook conference in Sydney on Friday. “I’ve had some preliminary discussions with a couple of the relevant ministers. In both of those gentlemen, I think you have an abounding of common sense. The early indications are good.”