Regional airlines - routes and developments
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Regional airlines - routes and developments
With a lot happening in regional aviation, I thought a thread on the topic might be interesting. In particular the evolution of routes beyond the traditional service from a regional town to its state capital is becoming significant.
For example look at FlyCorporate's Orange - Melbourne, Jetgo's Dubbo to Brisbane and Melbourne, Airnorth's Toowoomba - Melbourne and the recently launched FlyPelican Newcastle - Adelaide.
One notable absentee from this evolution of flying interstate regional routes is REX. Why?
For example look at FlyCorporate's Orange - Melbourne, Jetgo's Dubbo to Brisbane and Melbourne, Airnorth's Toowoomba - Melbourne and the recently launched FlyPelican Newcastle - Adelaide.
One notable absentee from this evolution of flying interstate regional routes is REX. Why?
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Tamworth - Brisbane
FlyCorporate has ramped up Tamworth - Brisbane to 18 flights per week and upgraded aircraft from Metros to SAABs.
What does this do to Jetgo's 4 flights a week jet service? Two competitors on a route that was empty a few years ago? Watch this space.
What does this do to Jetgo's 4 flights a week jet service? Two competitors on a route that was empty a few years ago? Watch this space.
Broken Hill NSW to/from Adelaide SA
Mount Gambier SA to/from Melbourne VIC
Merimbula NSW to/from Melbourne VIC
Broken Hill NSW to/from Mildura VIC
Port Augusta SA to/from Coober Pedy SA
etc etc.
Not absent at all.
None of those are to/from ITS state capital.
(Edited for spelling and to add States because a typo is more important than the facts, right?!)
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With a lot happening in regional aviation, I thought a thread on the topic might be interesting. In particular the evolution of routes beyond the traditional service from a regional town to its state capital is becoming significant.
For example look at FlyCorporate's Orange - Melbourne, Jetgo's Dubbo to Brisbane and Melbourne, Airnorth's Toowoomba - Melbourne and the recently launched FlyPelican Newcastle - Adelaide.
One notable absentee from this evolution of flying interstate regional routes is REX. Why?
For example look at FlyCorporate's Orange - Melbourne, Jetgo's Dubbo to Brisbane and Melbourne, Airnorth's Toowoomba - Melbourne and the recently launched FlyPelican Newcastle - Adelaide.
One notable absentee from this evolution of flying interstate regional routes is REX. Why?
Use your eyes.
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In particular the evolution of routes beyond the traditional service from a regional town to ITS state capital is becoming significant.
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Yes, true. But REX hasn't done much recently, these examples are mostly longstanding routes.
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OK, point taken. Cairns - Mt Isa and Cairns - Townsville would be more examples of REX doing stuff.
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...well the 'Capital" of SA would be about $100.00 and some IOU's..
As for one former SA Regional route; I can still remember a regular route of Adelaide to Renmark and return that was abandoned well over 20 years ago simply because no-one used it! When it was dropped, the locals objected to its loss.
So, a small Company advertised that they would re-instate it and did so.
Guess what happened!
And so, it was dropped again! And the reason for this was made known!
The ensuing silence was embarrassing but deafening.
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Wollongong Airport
Australia's "newest" regional RPT airport is Wollongong Airport.
Jetgo has been operating for 3 months. Passenger numbers on the Melbourne route climbed to 2,040 in January (+97 over December) with a load factor of 73%.
Numbers to Brisbane were less impressive, declining slightly to 1,177 (-184 over December), with only 52% load factor. The airline has already reacted to these weaker numbers by dropping the Saturday Brisbane flight.
Jetgo has been operating for 3 months. Passenger numbers on the Melbourne route climbed to 2,040 in January (+97 over December) with a load factor of 73%.
Numbers to Brisbane were less impressive, declining slightly to 1,177 (-184 over December), with only 52% load factor. The airline has already reacted to these weaker numbers by dropping the Saturday Brisbane flight.
