Narrandera and Leeton Shire Councils will be keeping their eyes open and continuing dialogue with Regional Express executives in relation to flight reductions and timing of flight schedules being resumed at the Narrandera Airport.

An overview of the continued Regional Express flight reductions through until at least the end of October 2024 was considered by the joint airport management committee.

By that time it will be 12 months since the original flight reductions commenced.

This continuing reduced flight schedule had a significant impact on the Council’s forecasted revenue for the 2023/24 year and a conservative revised estimate has been forecast for 2024/25.

Nevertheless, a Council spokesperson said it was fortunate that Regional Express continued at least one daily return flight to the airport. 

This article appeared in the Narrandera Argus, 18 April 2024.