BUSSELTON MARGARET RIVER
AIRPORT — JETSTAR TICKET SALES
1381. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Tourism:
I refer to Jetstar ticket sales to
and from Busselton Margaret River Airport to date.
(1) What
proportion or value of ticket sales represents passengers departing from
Melbourne for Busselton and returning to Melbourne?
(2) What
proportion or value of ticket sales represents passengers departing from
Busselton for Melbourne and returning to Busselton?
(3) What
proportion or value of ticket sales represents passengers departing from
Melbourne for Busselton without a return ticket?
(4) What
proportion or value of ticket sales represents passengers departing from
Busselton for Melbourne without a return ticket?
(5) How much of
the airport marketing funding has been spent in Western Australia advertising
Melbourne holidays?
(6) What is the
economic benefit expected in Melbourne or Victoria from passengers travelling
to Melbourne from Busselton?
Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN
replied:
I thank the member for the
question. The member is probably aware that, in a general sense, I have
carriage of this issue in government. Nevertheless, the following information
has been provided to me by the Minister for Tourism.
(1)–(4) Jetstar
has advised Tourism Western Australia that it will not provide ticket sales
information to the level of detail requested by the member. Tourism Western Australia
has previously been advised by Jetstar that about 5 000 seats have been sold on
the route to date.
(5) Nil.
(6) Tourism Western
Australia has not assessed the potential economic benefit to Melbourne or
Victoria.