A major milestone is coming up for Avalon Airport – the 20th anniversary of the first Jetstar flight to the local airport.
The first flight from Sydney arrived in June, 2004, just weeks after the budget airline took to Australian skies.
Airport CEO Tony Brun said it was a significant milestone, particularly after seeing Bonza go into administration.
“A long standing 20 year relationship between an airport and an airline is actually something worth celebrating,” he said.
“It’s a fickle industry and we’re quite keen to establish that going forward, because we see some real opportunities for growth.”
Jetstar will add Brisbane to its local flight destinations from late June and Mr Brun said he would like to see more routes included.
“We hope that the success continues with Brisbane to really reinforce the point that there are lot more routes – Hobart Adelaide.
“We alos need to get Perth back in.
“Our ultimate aim is we have to get each of the capital cities back on our ticker board.”
