PHOTO: Air Link Airlines is one of the businesses which will be subsidised until late next year. Image – Air Link Airlines.
Subsidised flights to Western NSW will mean that remote communities in the region will have access to affordable travel.
The NSW Government announced it would subsidise flights until November 2025, meaning rates for flights from Dubbo to Bourke, Walgett and Lightning Ridge and from Sydney to Cobar would remain low.
An audit is also under way of remote and rural airstrips to identify those in most need of repair or upgrade Under the Regional Development Trust’s $15m airstrips improvement package…