It would seem that the Clarence Valley’s only airport at Grafton may have received a temporary reprieve.
On 22 February 2021 Regional Express Airlines (REX) announced for a second time in a little over eight months that it would be abandoning its passenger service into Grafton Airport, this time commencing 23 March 2021.
Again leaving the Clarence Valley without a passenger airline service.
Now that Lismore City and Clarence Valley Councils have been successful in getting an extension of the Regional Aviation Network Support program for the next six months - alas not the twelve months they lobbied for - it is expected that REX will continue to fly the Sydney-Grafton-Lismore route.
However, REX is yet to issue a media release confirming that it has altered its plans to abandon its passenger service to Grafton on 23 March.
Given the airline's established modus operandi I would not be surprised to learn that it is approaching both local governments to see if it can squeeze more airport fee or other concessions from them before it commits to flying in for another six months.
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