Two civic leaders are sure to be over the moon when they board Fly Corporate’s inaugural flight from Brisbane to Dubbo on Tuesday.
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Dubbo Regional Council mayor Ben Shields and chairman of the council’s Dubbo City Regional Airport committee Cr Greg Mohr are catching the flight. Tagging along will be council’s chief executive officer Michael McMahon.
Fly Corporate is filling the breach left by the grounding of JetGo.
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In May, the council lodged a request with the Supreme Court to wind up the airline that owed it almost $272,000. A Supreme Court ruling in July led to the appointment of a liquidator.
Amid the drama, Cr Shields told the community that the council was speaking with “multiple different groups” in a bid to restore direct flights between Dubbo and Brisbane, and Dubbo and Melbourne.
In July, Fly Corporate came to the rescue when announcing that flights between Dubbo and Brisbane would begin on August 7, and Dubbo and Melbourne on September 28.
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In a statement released on Friday, the council declared its intention to put out the welcome mat for passengers of Fly Corporate’s inaugural flight into Dubbo at 10am on Tuesday.
Once their feet are on the ground, they will get a gift “from the Dubbo region”.
The mayor said there was no doubt that the community valued direct access to Brisbane.
“It also allows Dubbo to promote again its accessibility to drive business growth and encourage more visitation,” he said.
Council is paying the fares of Cr Shields, Cr Mohr and Mr McMahon.
“Dubbo Regional Council has funded the fares for its representatives and is proud to be supporting the new carrier,” the statement advised.
