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Old 4th Sep 2014, 02:02
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Big biz vs. Small biz!

From today's Toowoomba Chronicle:

EARLIER: Regional carrier Skytrans has announced that it will stop its Toowoomba-Sydney flights, after Qantas was confirmed to have signed on to Wellcamp Airport today.

A press release from Skytrans issued this afternoon, shortly after Wellcamp's announcement, said it would "hand over controls" to the major carrier Qantas.

QantasLink will be operating 11 return flights to Sydney each week from Wellcamp.

Skytrans managing director Simon Wild said the city could not sustain two players.

"This is a cause for celebration for the people of Toowoomba, and we congratulate both Qantas and the Wagner family for this exciting announcement," Mr Wild said.

"Unfortunately we are a small family airline and our cost structure does not allow us to compete.

"Many regional markets just aren't big enough for two players, and being a small regional airline, we simply can't compete with the larger carriers."
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