Yeah - well........
Ill conceived with 2 months less than optimal lead time and flying from Wynyard to "oh-really?" a minimum of 25% of the traffic off this rock is oncarriage and with no through fare agreements you aint getting that traffic. The potential traffic was never there.
At the peak East West and Ansett operated on average 6 48 to 52 seat F27s out of the port and both struggled even with oncarriage. The coprporate base is long gone. No Pulp Mill, Acid Plant gone as is Tioxide (Titanium pigment factory) so a low socio-economic environment.
Rex are doing a great job servicing Wynyard and now the fly is out of the ointment, not that they would have been done much damage.
Unfortunately arriving at MEB is and was always going to be arriving in a transport black hole. it has been years since the tram ran right to the terminal.
My sympathies are with the crew who will likely be struggling to get paid what is due, along with the carriers who leased them aeroplanes. these things are never good things.
The local authorities may allegedly charge too much but if you don't want to pay then don't use the service.
Bizjets mark 2.
Best all.
EWL