Virgin collapse could put the cost of flying around Australia's largest state out of reach
"A lot of tourism operators in the north, from Exmouth upwards, have not had any income coming in since November 2019," he said.
Mr Hall said he feared a collapse of Virgin or any hike in fares would ruin any chance of recovery for those tourism operators in the north-west who survived this period.Mr Hall said he was also concerned West Australians, who were likely to be able to travel within WA before state and international borders were lifted, could be priced out of visiting regions outside of an easy driving distance.
"It's what will save the industry and, unless we can get people moving around the state again, the 110,000 jobs that rely on tourism in this state will go.WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said work had begun before Virgin entered administration to ensure regional airports continued to be serviced by commercial flights throughout the coronavirus pandemic and in the aftermath.
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