I've just done the trip up North and most, but not all, of the operators I spoke to said that things were starting to pick up. They gave the impression that there was a little light starting to show at the end of this very dark tunnel. Of course the Negative Nellie's will call that light a train. I'm not saying that it'll swing to last years lunacy, but the industry is not completely dead. We did see AAA advertise for a couple of pilots this week. At the Katherine tourist info place the guy i spoke to there said that they were busier than ever. He put it down to folks not going overseas this year. Now whether or not they're taking joy flights who knows, perhaps not. Anyway...
Cheers,
Greaser