It's Official - Virgin Blue to Get Jungle Jets
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yes, it's a bit of a bump of an old thread but saw on the local WIN TV news this evening that VB will be assesing Dubbo airport next week.I doubt they are looking at 737s ops somehow, so Embraer it probably would be.
I doubt it's seriously being contemplated, but our local council has been making noises of late of talking up Dubbo - Melbourne and Dubbo -Brisbane flights, and some of the more drug addled prominent citizens have even been proposing international flights.There would be more of a market for Dubbo-Newcastle flights.
Still, you never know i guess.
I doubt it's seriously being contemplated, but our local council has been making noises of late of talking up Dubbo - Melbourne and Dubbo -Brisbane flights, and some of the more drug addled prominent citizens have even been proposing international flights.There would be more of a market for Dubbo-Newcastle flights.
Still, you never know i guess.
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How bizarre- VB mention they are looking at flying from Tamworth and Armidale and the very next evening on TV......
Qantaslink advertise a cheap seat sale from Tamworth and Armidale to Sydney
Qantaslink advertise a cheap seat sale from Tamworth and Armidale to Sydney
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the DU council have also been looking at extending the runway to accommodate jets
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the DU council have also been looking at extending the runway to accommodate jets
the DU council have also been looking at extending the runway to accommodate jets
Whatever regional cities VB eventually goes into, they need to remember that frequency is the key.There's no point having one flight a day if most people travelling to and from places like Dubbo, Tamworth, Wagga etc etc are people going to or from Sydney on business, who want to be there by 9 or 10 am at the latest and don't want to stay overnight.So they need a minimum of 2 flights each way per day.If not, Rex and Qantaslink have no need to worry.
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VB started to Coffs Harbor with a single daily flight - it is now twice daily - and they said it was operated outside peak hours to utilise an aircraft. They now operate a daily service to Ballina, with an extra flight on Saturday. This looks as though they can make a new market - people from Sydney who will think about having a holiday in NSW. Or people from inland cities who will fly to Sydney, when they might have driven previously. The jet service will gain a catchment area much wider than the town itself.
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I think BNK and CFS are bit more of a holiday destination that DBO !!!
Hazos used to do a weekly, then twice weekly service from OAG/DBO to OOL/BNE .. didnt matter how many combinations they tried it never worked. Yes, there are pax that want to fly from regional centres to other capitals (other than their own), but the number that would want to do it on a daily basis would be no where near enough to fill a 36 seat SAAB or Dash, let alone a shiny new jungle jet
Hazos used to do a weekly, then twice weekly service from OAG/DBO to OOL/BNE .. didnt matter how many combinations they tried it never worked. Yes, there are pax that want to fly from regional centres to other capitals (other than their own), but the number that would want to do it on a daily basis would be no where near enough to fill a 36 seat SAAB or Dash, let alone a shiny new jungle jet
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When I worked out there years ago I remember the F27's, the old Nord Mohawk, the Shorts 360 and the Bandits but don't recall seeing any F28's on RPT services.
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You are quite right, it's all about frequency and timing
One would imagine they'd need a minimum of 2 flights a day to SY from any regional hub to suit the business travellers.
When I worked out there years ago I remember the F27's, the old Nord Mohawk, the Shorts 360 and the Bandits but don't recall seeing any F28's on RPT services.
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You are quite right, it's all about frequency and timing
One would imagine they'd need a minimum of 2 flights a day to SY from any regional hub to suit the business travellers.
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The Mighty Mohawk was preceded by the F28s. If I remember correctly the F28s were suspended about '89 and in the revamp QPA then SPRA were contracted to provide Mohawk services for Ansett. Tamworth and other regional centres also had F28 services operated by Ansett NSW back in those days.
As an aside, for a period I lived at 20 Gundarra St Dubbo, flying said Mohawk, to SYD and to DU and to SYD and to DU......
The Mighty Mohawk was preceded by the F28s. If I remember correctly the F28s were suspended about '89 and in the revamp QPA then SPRA were contracted to provide Mohawk services for Ansett. Tamworth and other regional centres also had F28 services operated by Ansett NSW back in those days.
As an aside, for a period I lived at 20 Gundarra St Dubbo, flying said Mohawk, to SYD and to DU and to SYD and to DU......
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I did my Mohawk ground school with an MF, back in about '91. Later, we were both Captain's sexual advisors in Dubbo. I last saw him at Alteon BNE, in about 2005 doing an A320 endorsement with JQ.
I did my Mohawk ground school with an MF, back in about '91. Later, we were both Captain's sexual advisors in Dubbo. I last saw him at Alteon BNE, in about 2005 doing an A320 endorsement with JQ.
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Be interesting to see how many regional ports say yes to VBs E-Jets seeing the managers/owners will have to dish out millions for baggage screening setup etc! I'm told some have already said "No thanks, the Q400 and SF34 are fine for us".
Also, on the shorter ADL-PLO option they are looking at..the jet wont even get to A100 before it has to descend again = great economic performance.
Also, on the shorter ADL-PLO option they are looking at..the jet wont even get to A100 before it has to descend again = great economic performance.
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With Port Lincoln, given that Alliance have 2x F50s in Adelaide, and they don't need all that capacity for a 4x daily rotation to Olympic Dam AND given Alliance now have a codeshare arrangement with DJ on the Olympic Dam BHP contract route route with general public bookings through DJ, the logical step in my mind would be to extend that relationship and offer 2-3 daily F50s to Port Lincoln.
Easier said than done, I know, but anyway...
The only way you'll see jets into PLO is a service to Melbourne, which in my opinion could work quite well. But that's another story.
Easier said than done, I know, but anyway...
The only way you'll see jets into PLO is a service to Melbourne, which in my opinion could work quite well. But that's another story.