❓ WA Parliament QoN regarding the cost and frequency of intrastate air travel for WA public authorities in 2018-19. The response details flight bookings, expenditure, and top flight paths, with Health, Education, and Communities departments being major users.
AnsweredQoN 6409Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 September 2020
Member
Portfolio
Treasurer; Minister for Finance; Aboriginal Affairs; Lands
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to your response provided on 6 August 2019 on the government's total cost of intrastate airfares for 2018-19 (to 31 May 2019) which totalled $26,977,112, and ask: (a) How many flights in total does this represent; (b) How many flight paths are there in regional Western Australia and how many flights were taken on each regional flight path during this period; and (c) What was the total spend on each flight path during this period?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 November 2020
Response time
13 days
The Department of Finance advises:
(a) The abovementioned total represents 67,549 intrastate flight bookings.
(b-c) The total number of accessible flight paths in regional Western Australia should be asked of the Minister for Transport.
Sixty-seven flight paths were booked by WA Public Authorities through the Travel Management Services Common Use Arrangement (CUA). The CUA is mandatory for all WA Public Authorities for domestic air travel bookings on Regular Public Transport routes. The table below summarises the top 30 intrastate flight paths in the period, representing 99.7 per cent of intrastate bookings and 99.6 per cent of expenditure. All amounts stated are exclusive of GST, airport fees and charges.
Flight Path
(includes bi-directional traffic and multi-segment trips)
Booking Count
Expenditure
2018-19 (to 31 May 2019)
$
Perth – Broome 1
16,083
5,754,302
Perth – Karratha 2
10,186
5,002,301
Perth – Kununurra 3
5,802
3,409,316
Perth - Port Hedland 4
7,561
3,260,379
Perth - Kalgoorlie-Boulder 5
7,979
2,498,361
Perth - Geraldton
6,168
1,471,852
Perth - Albany
3,483
1,060,746
Perth - Newman
2,051
1,001,191
Perth - Paraburdoo
1,580
822,029
Broome - Kununurra
1,772
794,345
Perth - Learmonth
1,626
508,711
Perth - Esperance
1,339
480,485
Perth - Carnarvon
764
322,847
Perth - Onslow
364
110,135
Perth - Christmas Island 6
131
79,597
Karratha - Broome
76
51,974
Perth - Monkey Mia
63
31,191
Kalgoorlie-Boulder - Geraldton
71
25,826
Meekatharra - Perth
27
18,349
Broome - Halls Creek
30
17,612
Kununurra - Karratha
22
16,910
Broome - Port Hedland
27
16,206
Broome - Fitzroy Crossing
24
15,203
Kalgoorlie-Boulder - Kununurra
18
15,176
Kununurra - Port Hedland
18
15,105
Newman - Karratha
17
14,812
Kalgoorlie-Boulder - Broome
23
14,338
Geraldton - Port Hedland
21
12,898
Geraldton - Karratha
22
11,182
Geraldton - Kununurra
10
9,817
Subtotal
67,358
26,863,197
Other routes
191
113,915
TOTAL
67,549
26,977,112
1 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (60 per cent); Education (8 per cent); Communities (8 per cent); Justice (5 per cent); WA Police (4 per cent).
2 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (56 per cent); Education (10 per cent); Communities (6 per cent); Justice (4 per cent); WA Police (5 per cent).
3 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (49 per cent); Communities (14 per cent); Education (8 per cent); Justice (6 per cent); WA Police (5 per cent).
4 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (55 per cent); Education (10 per cent); Communities (6 per cent); Justice (4 per cent); WA Police (6 per cent); Main Roads WA (4 per cent).
5 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (43 per cent); Education (11 per cent); Justice (11 per cent); Communities (9 per cent); Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (5 per cent); WA Police (5 per cent).
6 As travel to the Australian Territories of Christmas and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is of an operational nature, it is treated as intrastate travel according to Premier’s Circular 2014/02 (Guidelines for official air travel by Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Government Officers).
(a) The abovementioned total represents 67,549 intrastate flight bookings.
(b-c) The total number of accessible flight paths in regional Western Australia should be asked of the Minister for Transport.
Sixty-seven flight paths were booked by WA Public Authorities through the Travel Management Services Common Use Arrangement (CUA). The CUA is mandatory for all WA Public Authorities for domestic air travel bookings on Regular Public Transport routes. The table below summarises the top 30 intrastate flight paths in the period, representing 99.7 per cent of intrastate bookings and 99.6 per cent of expenditure. All amounts stated are exclusive of GST, airport fees and charges.
Flight Path
(includes bi-directional traffic and multi-segment trips)
Booking Count
Expenditure
2018-19 (to 31 May 2019)
$
Perth – Broome 1
16,083
5,754,302
Perth – Karratha 2
10,186
5,002,301
Perth – Kununurra 3
5,802
3,409,316
Perth - Port Hedland 4
7,561
3,260,379
Perth - Kalgoorlie-Boulder 5
7,979
2,498,361
Perth - Geraldton
6,168
1,471,852
Perth - Albany
3,483
1,060,746
Perth - Newman
2,051
1,001,191
Perth - Paraburdoo
1,580
822,029
Broome - Kununurra
1,772
794,345
Perth - Learmonth
1,626
508,711
Perth - Esperance
1,339
480,485
Perth - Carnarvon
764
322,847
Perth - Onslow
364
110,135
Perth - Christmas Island 6
131
79,597
Karratha - Broome
76
51,974
Perth - Monkey Mia
63
31,191
Kalgoorlie-Boulder - Geraldton
71
25,826
Meekatharra - Perth
27
18,349
Broome - Halls Creek
30
17,612
Kununurra - Karratha
22
16,910
Broome - Port Hedland
27
16,206
Broome - Fitzroy Crossing
24
15,203
Kalgoorlie-Boulder - Kununurra
18
15,176
Kununurra - Port Hedland
18
15,105
Newman - Karratha
17
14,812
Kalgoorlie-Boulder - Broome
23
14,338
Geraldton - Port Hedland
21
12,898
Geraldton - Karratha
22
11,182
Geraldton - Kununurra
10
9,817
Subtotal
67,358
26,863,197
Other routes
191
113,915
TOTAL
67,549
26,977,112
1 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (60 per cent); Education (8 per cent); Communities (8 per cent); Justice (5 per cent); WA Police (4 per cent).
2 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (56 per cent); Education (10 per cent); Communities (6 per cent); Justice (4 per cent); WA Police (5 per cent).
3 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (49 per cent); Communities (14 per cent); Education (8 per cent); Justice (6 per cent); WA Police (5 per cent).
4 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (55 per cent); Education (10 per cent); Communities (6 per cent); Justice (4 per cent); WA Police (6 per cent); Main Roads WA (4 per cent).
5 Over 80 per cent of bookings were made by Departments of Health (43 per cent); Education (11 per cent); Justice (11 per cent); Communities (9 per cent); Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (5 per cent); WA Police (5 per cent).
6 As travel to the Australian Territories of Christmas and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is of an operational nature, it is treated as intrastate travel according to Premier’s Circular 2014/02 (Guidelines for official air travel by Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Government Officers).
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