❓ Mrs. Harvey questions the Minister for Transport regarding subsidies, airfares, and passenger numbers for specific regional air routes in WA. The Minister responds, indicating no subsidies are provided and provides detailed airfare data, but lacks passenger data.
AnsweredQoN 4050Legislative Assembly
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I refer to your decision to sign five year agreements with Regional Express and Skippers Aviation for the Perth-Carnarvon-Monkey Mia air route and flights between Perth and Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet and Wiluna, and I ask: (a) does the Government subsidise these routes and if so, will the Minister provide the amount of the subsidy for each of these routes; (b) what is the average airfare for each of these routes for the months of July and August 2018; (c) what was the average airfare for each of these routes for the 2017-18 financial year; (d) what is the average number of passengers per flight for each of these routes for the months of July and August 2018; and (e) what was the average number of passengers per flight for each of these routes for the 2017-18 financial year?
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Answered
20 November 2018
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
16 days
(a) No
(b)
July 2018 - Average Airfares
August 2018 - Average Airfares
Route
Excluding fees and charges
Including fees and charges*
Excluding fees and charges
Including fees and charges*
Perth-Carnarvon / Carnarvon-Perth #
$223.16
$310.08
$216.18
$301.34
Perth-Monkey Mia / Monkey Mia-Perth #
$205.10
$276.65
$208.88
$280.00
Perth-Mt Magnet / Mt Magnet-Perth
$243.40
$314.94
$242.80
$314.56
Perth-Meekatharra / Meekatharra-Perth
$280.18
$353.38
$280.75
$357.10
Perth-Wiluna / Wiluna-Perth
$331.17
$413.94
$334.20
$419.11
Perth-Leonora / Leonora-Perth
$290.70
$362.89
$289.39
$362.67
Perth-Laverton / Laverton-Perth
$300.43
$372.72
$303.78
$377.58
*Fees and charges include regional airport taxes, Perth Airport taxes and charges, credit card surcharges and GST.
#Rex Airlines began operations on the Carnarvon-Monkey Mia route on 2 July 2018. Data for 1 July 2018 is not reflected herein.
Note: Since Rex Airlines began operations on the Carnarvon – Monkey Mia route, there has been a significant reduction in the average airfare (16.6% for Carnarvon and 11.2% for Monkey Mia – comparing August 2018 airfares with average airfares in 2017-18).
(c)
Route
Average fare excluding fees and charges
Average airfare including fees and charges*
Perth-Carnarvon / Carnarvon-Perth
$286.73
$361.41
Perth-Monkey Mia / Monkey Mia-Perth
$248.25
$315.29
Perth-Mt Magnet / Mt Magnet-Perth
$247.35
$312.16
Perth-Meekatharra / Meekatharra-Perth
$286.48
$353.57
Perth-Wiluna / Wiluna-Perth
$334.48
$409.39
Perth-Leonora / Leonora-Perth
$287.54
$351.81
Perth-Laverton / Laverton-Perth
$311.65
$379.21
*Fees and charges include regional airport taxes, Perth Airport taxes and charges, credit card surcharges and GST.
(d)-(e) The Department of Transport (DoT) has advised it does not receive data from airlines on the average number of passengers per flight.
(b)
July 2018 - Average Airfares
August 2018 - Average Airfares
Route
Excluding fees and charges
Including fees and charges*
Excluding fees and charges
Including fees and charges*
Perth-Carnarvon / Carnarvon-Perth #
$223.16
$310.08
$216.18
$301.34
Perth-Monkey Mia / Monkey Mia-Perth #
$205.10
$276.65
$208.88
$280.00
Perth-Mt Magnet / Mt Magnet-Perth
$243.40
$314.94
$242.80
$314.56
Perth-Meekatharra / Meekatharra-Perth
$280.18
$353.38
$280.75
$357.10
Perth-Wiluna / Wiluna-Perth
$331.17
$413.94
$334.20
$419.11
Perth-Leonora / Leonora-Perth
$290.70
$362.89
$289.39
$362.67
Perth-Laverton / Laverton-Perth
$300.43
$372.72
$303.78
$377.58
*Fees and charges include regional airport taxes, Perth Airport taxes and charges, credit card surcharges and GST.
#Rex Airlines began operations on the Carnarvon-Monkey Mia route on 2 July 2018. Data for 1 July 2018 is not reflected herein.
Note: Since Rex Airlines began operations on the Carnarvon – Monkey Mia route, there has been a significant reduction in the average airfare (16.6% for Carnarvon and 11.2% for Monkey Mia – comparing August 2018 airfares with average airfares in 2017-18).
(c)
Route
Average fare excluding fees and charges
Average airfare including fees and charges*
Perth-Carnarvon / Carnarvon-Perth
$286.73
$361.41
Perth-Monkey Mia / Monkey Mia-Perth
$248.25
$315.29
Perth-Mt Magnet / Mt Magnet-Perth
$247.35
$312.16
Perth-Meekatharra / Meekatharra-Perth
$286.48
$353.57
Perth-Wiluna / Wiluna-Perth
$334.48
$409.39
Perth-Leonora / Leonora-Perth
$287.54
$351.81
Perth-Laverton / Laverton-Perth
$311.65
$379.21
*Fees and charges include regional airport taxes, Perth Airport taxes and charges, credit card surcharges and GST.
(d)-(e) The Department of Transport (DoT) has advised it does not receive data from airlines on the average number of passengers per flight.
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