Wellcamp Airport boss still confident despite Qantas cuts
THE operators of a new commercial airport under construction near Toowoomba remain hopeful Qantas will service the Darling Downs route and staff cuts.
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THE operators of a new commercial airport under construction near Toowoomba remain hopeful Qantas will service the Darling Downs city, despite this week's announcement of route and staff cuts.
The $100 million-plus Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, west of Toowoomba, is expected to be completed sometime in September or October this year.
But Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce's announcement that the airline was looking to scale down its regional routes could have been a case of terrible timing for the privately funded public airport.
Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport general manager Phil Gregory said they were watching the Qantas situation with interest, according to the Brisbane Times.
"In some ways, we think there's actually an opportunity for us and an opportunity for (Qantas) to open up some new routes or relocate some unprofitable routes," he said.
"(Qantas could) maybe free up some aircraft for a profitable route, which Wellcamp will be."
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Originally published as Wellcamp Airport boss still confident despite Qantas cuts
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