{"id":95091,"date":"2015-02-03T22:16:24","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T12:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=95091"},"modified":"2020-11-20T15:16:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T05:16:39","slug":"western-flights-take-off-at-wellcamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/02\/03\/western-flights-take-off-at-wellcamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Flights Take Off At Wellcamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_95092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95092\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wellcampairport.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-95092\" title=\"Wellcamp Airport\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wellcampairport.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wellcampairport.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wellcampairport-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The departure lounge at Brisbane West (Wellcamp) Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>February 3, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Travellers can now fly to St George, Cunnamulla, Thargomindah, Charleville, Quilpie, Windorah and Birdsville from Toowoomba&#8217;s new Wellcamp (Brisbane West) airport.<\/p>\n<p>Regional Express (Rex) launched the two new services on January 1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Western 1 Route<\/strong> &#8211; Brisbane to Wellcamp to St George, Cunnamulla, Thargomindah and return; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Western 2 Route<\/strong> &#8211; Brisbane to Wellcamp to Charleville, Quilpie, Windorah, Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia, Mount Isa and return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These two routes are among five regulated routes awarded to Rex by the State Government in October.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The other three routes are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gulf Route<\/strong> &#8211; Cairns to Normanton, Mornington Island, Burketown, Doomadgee, Mount Isa and return<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Northern 1 Route<\/strong> &#8211; Townsville to Winton, Longreach and return<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Northern 2 Route<\/strong> &#8211; Townsville to Hughenden, Richmond, Julia Creek, Mount Isa and return<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cRex is pleased to be operating two services through the new Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, connecting regional Queensland with Toowoomba and Brisbane,&#8221; Rex general manager Warrick Lodge said.<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane West Wellcamp general manager Phil Gregory said the airport was delighted to welcome Rex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been pleased with the support the local community has given the airport and it\u2019s vital this support continues so we can provide additional routes as we gain momentum,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe airport is an important piece of infrastructure for the community, which will have far reaching economic and social benefits for Toowoomba and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Rex flights join Qantaslink&#8217;s daily return flights to Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Rex is Australia\u2019s largest independent regional airline, operating a fleet of more than 40 Saab 340 aircraft on some 1300 weekly flights to 52 destinations throughout NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/12\/business-must-unlock-wellcamp-potential\/\">Business Must Unlock Wellcamp Potential<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/12\/businesses-to-explore-wellcamp-opportunities\/\">Businesses To Explore Wellcamp Opportunities<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/12\/mp-predicts-growth-in-exports\/\">MP Predicts Growth In Exports<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/12\/aviation-training-campus-to-be-based-at-wellcamp\/\">Aviation Training Campus To Be Based At Wellcamp<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/09\/open-day-at-new-airport\/\">Open Day At New Airport<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/09\/qantas-signs-wellcamp-deal\/\">Qantas Signs Wellcamp Deal<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travellers can now fly to St George, Cunnamulla, Thargomindah, Charleville, Quilpie, Windorah and Birdsville from Toowoomba&#8217;s new Wellcamp (Brisbane West) 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