Air Link to close 20th December

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Regional Express subsidiary - Air Link, will cease operations on 20th December, ending air services to Cobar, Bourke, Lightning Ridge, Coonamble, Walgett and Mudgee. Rex will take over Bathurst and all Dubbo services. Air Link Airlines - Dubbo's own Airline - Home

Rex Airlines is clipping the wings of a Dubbo icon to the disappointment and outrage of local and regional politicians who fear for the wellbeing and future of smaller western communities left in the lurch.

Air Link axing blow to western towns - Local News - News - General - Cobar Age

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Can't blame Rex for pulling the pin if they lose the subsidy. Some of those routes don't make money - hence the government assistance to keep them flying there.

The company is also acting on the Federal Government’s advice to prepare for the
termination of the “en-route rebate”, established to underpin remote air services across Australia.
Marginal routes would not be commercially viable without the incentive, Rex said.