Mildura Rail Feasibility Study - Public Transport Victoria
Mildura Rail Feasibility Study - Public Transport Victoria
Mildura Rail Feasibility Study - Public Transport Victoria
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<strong>Mildura</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Feasibility</strong> <strong>Study</strong><br />
Final Report<br />
AECOM<br />
Table 13: <strong>Mildura</strong> - Melbourne flights (November 2009)<br />
Departure<br />
Timeband<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday<br />
Before 6am<br />
6am – 8am Qantas Qantas Qantas Qantas Qantas Qantas Qantas<br />
8am -10am Rex Rex Rex Rex Rex Rex<br />
10am – 12pm Rex<br />
Rex, Rex,<br />
Rex, Rex,<br />
Rex, Qantas<br />
Qantas Qantas<br />
Qantas Qantas<br />
Qantas<br />
12pm – 2pm Qantas Qantas Qantas Qantas<br />
2 pm - 4pm Rex Rex Rex Rex Rex Rex<br />
Virgin<br />
Blue<br />
4 pm – 6 pm Qantas Qantas Qantas Qantas Qantas Qantas<br />
After 6pm<br />
Virgin Virgin Virgin Blue, Virgin Blue, Virgin Blue, Virgin<br />
Blue, Rex Blue, Rex Rex Rex Rex Blue, Rex<br />
Rex<br />
TOTAL<br />
FLIGHTS<br />
6 9 9 8 9 9 5<br />
Currently Qantas operates the <strong>Mildura</strong> – Melbourne flight using Bombardier Q400 aircraft with a seating capacity<br />
of up to 78. Rex flies SAAB340 aircraft with a seating capacity of 34. Virgin Blue uses Embraer 170 (capacity 70-<br />
80 seats) and Embraer 190 (capacity 98-114 seats) aircraft. Together the airlines provide around 3,300 seats a<br />
week in each direction. On a typical Tuesday, about 550 seats are provided between Melbourne and <strong>Mildura</strong>.<br />
In addition to the above services, Sharp Airlines provides <strong>Mildura</strong> – Adelaide services five days a week.<br />
Fares<br />
Quoted fares ranging from $117 to $300 one-way from Melbourne to <strong>Mildura</strong> were available in early November<br />
2009, depending on the terms and conditions.<br />
Journey time<br />
Melbourne – <strong>Mildura</strong> flights are via Tullamarine airport. The journey time varies from one hour to one hour 20<br />
minutes. Additional time is required for check-in and to travel between the airport and the city at each end.<br />
Demand for air transport<br />
The airport is estimated to handle 215,000 persons in 2010, with an annualised growth of 8 percent per year. It is<br />
understood this traffic is still predominantly to and from Melbourne. <strong>Mildura</strong> Airport attributes the growth to the<br />
entry of low cost carriers to the market, which has encouraged an increase in leisure and tourism travel relative to<br />
business travel (<strong>Mildura</strong> Airport Master Plan, 2010).<br />
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