Originally Posted by
43Inches
Looking at the airport list do management know what a Boeing 737 is, or are they confusing it with some form of turboprop? There's a lot of short low number city pairs there, high cycle times with high fuel burns for a brand new not so small airliner. While some of the destinations up Northern Queensland look more promising that leaves only some 10-20 flights a week that might break even, the rest don't seem any chance.
If the marketing is done properly & the pricing is good,there may well be enough people willing to part with some $$ whereas now the regional residents know theres no point in even looking for an attractive airfare & instead jump in their car.
If the public benefit,they will respond by buying the tickets & in turn it is providing jobs to some who thought maybe their flying days were over.