Regional Express (Rex) will discontinue its regular airline services between Adelaide and Olympic Dam from 2 July 2007.
Rex’s decision is the result of the awarding of a contract by BHP Billiton to a charter operator to provide air services on the route.
Rex’s Managing Director, Geoff Breust, said that BHP Billiton as the owner of the airport and the owner operator of the Olympic Dam mining operation, determined who would provide the services.
From today Rex would cease taking bookings for Olympic Dam services for travel on/after 2 July 2007 but would maintain its full scheduled airline services and charter services in the meantime.
“While we are disappointed that we will not be operating our airline services to Olympic Dam post July, we are very proud of the fine record that Rex and Kendell Airlines before it has in providing a very effective service to Olympic Dam for over twenty years. During that period we have assisted greatly in the development of both the mine and the local community. We wish the local community well.”
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