An inquiry into regional airfares of regular public transport routes in regional Western Australia has been launched in the Legislative Assembly. The inquiry will be undertaken by the Economics and Industry Standing Committee with the outcomes being presented back to the Legislative Assembly by 28 November.
The Economics and Industry Standing Committee resolved to inquire into the:
a. factors contributing to the current high cost of regional airfares;
b. impacts that high-cost regional airfares have on regional centres- from a business, tourism and social perspective;
c. impact of State Government regulatory processes on the cost and efficiency of regional air services;
d. actions that the State and local government authorities can take to limit increases to airfares without undermining the commercial viability of RPT services;
e. actions that airlines can take to limit increases to airfares without undermining the commercial viability of RPT services; and
f. recent actions taken by other Australian governments to limit regional RPT airfare increases.
To ensure WALGA can prepare a representative submission, Local Governments are encouraged to complete this short survey. The survey questions are based on the line of enquiry in the terms of reference. The survey closes on Friday 21 July.