IT is yet to start flying its Dubbo to Brisbane route but air operator JETGO is so impressed by the community response to the new service it has upped the number of flights in its regular weekly schedule.
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Managing director Paul Bredereck flew to Dubbo on Wednesday morning to announce JETGO would add a Sunday return flight to its weekly schedule, which previously consisted of return flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
On board the flight were Dubbo Mayor Mathew Dickerson and Deputy Mayor Ben Shields.
Cr Dickerson said during the flight he took the opportunity to get in Mr Bredereck's ear about the possibility of JETGO increasing the frequency of its flights and also perhaps adding Melbourne or other centres to its list of destination ports from Dubbo.
The occasion coincided with JETGO receiving official regulatory approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to operate the route from July 20.
Cr Shields said he was astounded how "quiet" the cabin was and he was impressed at the speed of the trip, which Mr Bredereck later confirmed to be a flight time of one hour and nine minutes.
"Dubbo did this through demand, now it is a case of use it or lose it," Cr Shields said.
Mr Bredereck also confirmed the company's plans to apply for the inaugural flight on July 20 to be a "sanctioned speed record", which would see the aircraft travel at speeds of some 900km/h in an attempt to cover the distance in around 55 minutes.
