Holidaymakers, industry workers and visiting family members have all combined to create record-breaking numbers for Whitsunday Coast Airport over the Easter holidays.
Craig Tuner, Chief Operating Officer for Aviation and Tourism for the Whitsunday Regional Council said that up to 3000 passengers transited through the airport per day.
“When you think our best was 2,200 last April, this is a significant uplift,” he said.
“We are on-track this year to do over 500,000 passengers!”
Next Friday, the last of the three direct Bonza routes opens to the Whitsundays as we welcome Toowoomba alongside Sunshine Coast and Newcastle lines.
This new addition means that the airport will now receive up to 11 flights a day compared to a maximum of six just a few months ago.
“We are expecting to see some really amazing numbers,” said Mr Turner.
It is now more cost effective and efficient for people living in Newcastle and Toowoomba to travel direct from their closest airport.
This means that miners and industry workers will now transit through to Collinsville and the Bowen Basin.
Craig said that he is also anticipating savvy holidaymakers will book direct through Bonza and transit to the surrounding island resorts.
“It is far cheaper to fly direct than to go to Sydney so we are expecting a real mix of VFR (visiting friends and family), holidaymakers and also industries,” he said.
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