Rotor
I am 1.5 inches from responding to that Alderman generated crap in the Work Experience Daily regarding a low cost carrier into a Coastal airport here.
Rex is doing a good job out of Wynyard as is QFlink out of DPO.
The last thing either port needs is one middle of the day flight from a low cost insurgent dropping in and taking the base load which is all they will get due to timing.
That screws the overall viability for the incumbents and the most likely flights to be lost are the all important overnight operations which are the most important for the now depleted but significant business community and international outbounds.
More to the point if you operated an A320 into Wynyard a turning bay better be built at Flowerdale (ie: turn onto 333 up the Flowerdale gully in a heavy F27-500) and a full load out of DPO would also be interesting. That rules out Tiger and JQ. Virgin with ATRs is a possible. the Jungle jets would do OK.
Now - the big problem.
Assume VA drop an ATR or JJ into DPO. Where are they going to drag a large portion of their market from? Their LST operation. And guess what? The only stuff out of the North West Coast that will be glommed by a LCC is the very low yield base client. From a tourism point of view there is nothing significant to keep passengers in Burnie or Devonport for more than a day or a night. Don't get me wrong. there are great attractions here but to be enjoyed in passing on the way to Cradle Mountain or Stanley, Launceston. Strahan or Hobart or whatever.
Back to thread, I question the logic of a very small market for a start up from a secondary airport with an aeroplane that is relatively expensive per passenger kilometre to operate.
There is a big pocket awaiting with these Council wankers to provide a cash impetus to an alleged new start because they don't have enough brain to see that the light at the end of the tunnel is actually the 4:17 from Frankston.
We still don't know what Impulse was slung by th Labor Government here to service Launceston before they went over to the rat side of the force.
Never quote Tasmanian Aldermen. They are Committee brained individuals who know nothing which is why they stood for the position. No life and unaware of it.
Best all
EWL