Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) says it has reached an agreement with the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council (NPARC) paving the way for the launch of flights from Cairns to Bamaga, a town near the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.
"Rex announced on January 14 this year that it was prepared to fill the void left by the collapse of Skytrans (QN, Cairns) and invited interested Cape communities to express their interests," Cairns-based Rex Queensland State Manager, Steve Jones, said. “The Rex Board has moved very quickly to approve the commencement of services between Bamaga airport and Cairns due to NPARC’s willingness to forge a mutually beneficial partnership with Rex to ensure the sustainability of a safe, reliable and reasonably priced air service for the region. Subsequently, Rex took delivery of an aircraft at the end of January to prepare for services commencing late March.”
The new service will commence from March 30 and is subject to regulatory approval.
