So you reckon Wollongong is much higher up the list as a holiday destination from Melbourne than Port Macquarie? I have my doubts.
And people are no more likely to catch a flight from Wollongong to Melbourne or Brisbane for a weekend getaway or onto international flights than from Port Macq.
So I wouldn't dismiss the similarity to Jetgo's poor results in Port Macq too quickly.
Impulse and Qlink relied on BHP traffic between Wollongong/Port Kembla and Melbourne as the foundation of their pax numbers.
All the BHP mines in the Illawarra have been spun off into South32 so I would be surprised ifthe same numbers are there.
That said, Wollongong is an industrial center more than Port Macquarie and there is also the potential from the Southern Highlands.
I have been amazed at JetGo's success thus far. Good luck to them.