Published on Thursday, 20 November 2014 at 12:00:00 AM
General paying passengers can now fly from Onslow to Perth, and return, on a Skippers Airline flight.
Skippers, who made the first flight on Monday 17 November, are scheduled to fly Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Onslow Airport recently received approval for regular passenger transport (RPT) flights for Category 6 services (planes less than 20 tonnes), thus providing residents with the ability to access flights to and from Onslow on these smaller style planes.
Deputy Shire President Linton Rumble said he was delighted to see the beginning of regular passenger flights and encourages all Onslow residents to get on board.
“This is a significant step,” Cr Rumble said. “And the timing couldn’t be better with Christmas just around the corner. We hope to see residents and businesses making use of the flights."
Skippers will use the existing temporary terminal. The Shire is aiming to have the main terminal completed by early 2015 but there will be other works undertaken into early-mid 2015, like civil works ‘landside’ of the airport, before the airport is officially opened.
Skippers reservation contacts:
Terminal phone number: 08 9479 1244
Reservations hotline: 1300 729 924
Reservation enquiries: [email protected]
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