Tas Air in trouble AGAIN
 

Heard rumours that TAS AIR is in trouble again and have reduced their sched significantly and cannot operate certain flights, any truth?

Still rumours , cant find any info

Past experience with Tasmanian operators have shown that January is usually a very quiet month for RPT services, due to the number of people on holidays and very little activity within the various government dedpartments

If you can't make money in the summer months in Tasmania, god help you for the rest of the year :}

The Island of the other side of the straight appears to be having lots of flights :confused: so unsure why KII would be any different, unless it's all one way traffic.

Maybe a few more whale charters are in order :E

Flinders tourism seems to be going realy well the last year or so. AoT would be the main beneficiery. Don't know about King Is but Tasair seem pretty quiet

King island is very well serviced from Melbourne via King Island Airlines and Rex. There's not a lot of passengers or freight travelling the Tasmanian direction. Whilst Flinders may have an improving tourist market this will not make for very successful air services until the local population (which is much smaller than king) and industries grow.

Best time of year for Airline of Tas, been extra flights for them over the last month or so. The **** box Dornier has been busy most days. :ok:

Would not be surprised with TA, however did hear a rumour that they were looking at getting another Jetstream, as they want to get rid of the aging chieftens. :confused:

Is that why they sent one out to the Japs?

Ahhh . . . . what a spot! FLI's unsurpassed out of the way nooks and crannies, it's people and it's byways add up to a haven in which change and the exploiters must ever be strenuously countered. Anyone who has moseyed
round there for longer than a few days and allowed it's character to get under the skin will know the truth of this.

Tas Govt providing finance for that one too ? :mad:

It is an election year afterall :ugh:

Interestingly, they're advertising ICUS on AFAP now.

2 chieftains apparently in the hanger without donks, no cash, only thing flying is the jetstream and 1 of the 3 chieftains

Light plane makes emergency landing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

good to see all ended up well

Well thank God for that, otherwise the mighty PA31 could have landed somewhere near MLW; not the mention the almighty inferno which would have erupted and consumed the new litter of puppies at the Johnson house down the road.:ok:

FRQ CB

That would have been some great ICUS training :cool:

Looks like old Burnie/Wynyard has been removed from their website as a RPT stopover.

Saw this in the paper the other week - Business loan oils industry Tasmania News - The Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania

$1.6 Million :eek: That's one hell of an advertising campaign and lots of king island dairy products :}

From The Mercury article:

My bold. Says it all unfortunately.

So lets see an RPT operater helped financially by the state government and selling ICUS as well, great business plan.

Cheap investment for the state government really, lot cheaper than building a bridge to King Island.

Obviously not charging enough for the ICUS, I guess....:rolleyes: