Tag: ballina airport
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BALLINA BYRON GATEWAY AIRPORT MARKS SAFETY WEEK
To mark Airport Safety Week, the team at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport walked the length of the runway today, looking for objects which can cause damage to aircraft. The airport remains one of the busiest in New South Wales, with an increase in the number of flights on offer ahead of schoolies and the Christmas…
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FLIGHTS BETWEEN BALLINA AND DUBBO TO CONTINUE TO JANUARY 2021
Flights between Ballina and Dubbo will continue after an initial trial was deemed successful. The Fly Pelican flight route was meant to conclude in November but has been extended until the end of January. Additional flights have also been added to the schedule. (NO AUDIO)
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BALLINA’S AIRPORT ABOUT TO GET EVEN BUSIER WITH NEW SERVICE LAUNCHING
Ballina’s Airport is about to get even busier with direct services to Dubbo taking off later this week. It comes as the airport prepares to undergo a major security transformation, forcing a rethink of the revamped terminal design.
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FLIGHTS BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND BALLINA TO CONTINUE
Flights between Melbourne and Ballina will continue, despite the New South Wales and Victoria border closing last night. Ballina Airport Manager Julie Stewart says Police and Public Health officials will be checking passengers, and the airport is taking the situation day by day. “Our information from Jetstar is that flights will be continuing. We’re actually…
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FLYPELICAN TOUCHES DOWN IN BALLINA FROM NATION’S CAPITAL
The state’s second busiest domestic airport just got even busier with FlyPelican launching its Canberra to Ballina service today. It’s the first new airline for the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in nearly a decade. The flights will take to the Far North Coast skies on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. (NO AUDIO)
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NO PASSENGER ID CHECKS AS TWO MORE MELBOURNE FLIGHTS LAND IN BALLINA
Another two Jetstar flights from Melbourne touched down at the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport today. Police conducted public health order checks inside the terminal, to ensure no passengers were arriving from COVID-19 hotspots in Victoria. “I have to say they’re a bit slack in there they just ask what postcode, they don’t ask for ID.…
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MELBOURNE FLIGHTS CONTINUE TO LAND AT BALLINA’S AIRPORT
The flying kangaroo returned to the Far North Coast today for the first time in 15 years. It comes as a Jetstar flight full of passengers from Melbourne also landed at Ballina’s airport.
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FLIGHTS BETWEEN BALLINA AND CANBERRA TO TAKE OFF NEXT MONTH
Direct flights between Ballina and the nation’s capital will shortly commence with FlyPelican launching a new route. It’s the first new destination for the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport in nearly a decade. The flights will take to the skies on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from July 3. (NO AUDIO)
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MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR UPGRADE FOR BALLINA AIRPORT
Larger aircraft will soon be able to land at the Ballina Byron Gateway Airport thanks to a $23 million upgrade. The airport’s runway will be widened and strengthened to meet increasing demand from domestic travellers.
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BALLINA AIRPORT SECOND BUSIEST IN THE STATE
Ballina Airport is seeing an increase in passenger numbers, making it the second busiest airport in the state. The number of passengers is expected to spike again as restrictions ease.