If it works so well why hasn't Avalon with the backing of one of the largest transport groups in Australia serving freight?
There certainly is a middle class market in China but to justify a stand alone airport it needs services 52 weeks of the year which for fresh primary produce is pretty difficult.
It also needs good inbound traffic and the means to distribute it quickly and economically which I see as underbelly freight, especially for an airport away from a Capital City.
As I understand it Wellcamp is close to Brisbane so the situation is a bit different?
There have been many attempts to resurrect the Parkes project and over the time. There have been some pretty big players involved but in the end the sums didn't add up, despite the Chinese middle class market and the better location of Parkes
Wunwing