If skippy wasn’t such a shoddily run organisation they might have put up a winning tender. REX have come in and provided a service on Albany and Esperance that VARA couldn’t, so they obviously put up a compelling offer. Government should take what is best for those communities in providing a reliable and viable service with consumer interests at the fore, not just giving it to the local operator. I would be surprised if skippy didn’t put an offer in, with their recent loss of contract work they need all the flying they can get.