Neville Nobody wrote:
Virgin can go to any of these places in a jet if they choose.
I dont think they can, according to this document:
http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/mediafiles/...eviewintro.pdf
An excerpt from the above document:
Regulated routes and airports: As result of the 2002 and 2004 Reviews, two regulated route networks were created (Coastal and Northern Goldfields) and licensed for commercial operation to 31 December 2008 through a competitive tender process, along with one regulated route. Subject to the outcome of this review, the Minister may reissue licences to the incumbent airlines operating those networks for a further two years and continue the licensing arrangements on the regulated route. A third network that is both regulated and subsidised by the State has a contract to operate to 1 July 2008 with an option for a 12 month extension.
The Coastal Network consists of the following
regulated airports: Albany, Carnarvon, Esperance, Exmouth (Learmonth), Geraldton, Kalbarri, and Shark Bay. The Northern Goldfields Network consists of the following regulated airports: Geraldton (limited access), Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Mt. Magnet, Meekatharra, and Wiluna. The regulated route is Perth to Derby (Curtin).