The Secret is out... Newcastle Airport Starting Direct Flights to Adelaide

BY JESSICA ROUSE AND TYLER FARDELL

The secret is out, Newcastle Airport are starting direct flights to Adelaide.

FlyPelican based at the airport will be running a two-hour direct flight three times a week from Newcastle Airport straight to Adelaide three times a week.

The services will include a Tuesday flight departing at 9:50am, a Wednesday 6:35pm and a Friday 7:50pm service.

The airfares start from just $249 and flights will start in March this year.

FlyPelican CEO Paul Graham said they're very excited to be expanding the network and giving travellers more choice.

"I've been in the aviation scene in the Hunter for 20 years. In those 20 years I've ever heard of such a demand for one particular destination and that's Newcastle to Adelaide direct,"

"We will be operating the service with a 100 seat Fokker and 80 seat Fokker aircraft starting with three return services per week with Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoon services and hopefully we're looking at pulling in Sunday services very quickly," said Paul Graham.

It comes on the back of years of rapid growth for the airport, which has seen a consecutive monthly increase of passengers travelling through the airport year-on-year since November 2015.

Newcastle Airport Keeping Passengers Better Connected.

BY IAN CROUCH

Newcastle Airport has switched on its upgraded WiFi service.

The new system provides passengers with a faster internet service throughout the terminal free of charge.

Airport CEO, Peter Cock said the network has been built with future passenger growth in mind and is NBN ready.

"We understand how important it is to stay connected both in person – which we help to facilitate every day by connecting our region to the rest of Australian and beyond – and online through phones, tablets, or laptops" he said.

It comes after the recent installation of so-called smart seats, which allows passengers to charge phones and tablets in the departure lounge.

One Of More Than 300 New Smart Seat Charge Points At Newcastle Airport

International flights by November

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Jumping on a flight overseas could be a whole lot easier when the state government announce funding for Newcastle airport to cater for international passenger flights.

The government will announce $850,000 to fit out the terminal before the end of the year.

The major upgrade will make it possible for Novocastrians and people across the Hunter to jump on a flight close to home, rather than make the long journey down to Sydney Airport.

 Airport management will now start talks with airlines to discuss flights to Bali, Fiji and New Zealand.

The announcement comes a year before Badgerys Creek Airport, which will make Newcastle the second International airport in NSW.

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