Cape York Weekly FREE – #104 | Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Editor: Matt Nicholls 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
CAPE MAKES THE MOST OF LONG WEEKEND
Around 200 people took to the Pensinula Developmental Road on the weekend for the Conquer the Corrugations walk. Page 13
There were plenty of Cape York faces at the Savannah in the Round music festival at Mareeba on the weekend and they weren’t just in the crowd. Local favourite Black Image Band, featuring the Harrigan boys – Dylan, Arrami, Vince, Pando and Cliff – played a set, along with Cooktown’s rising songstress Yazmindi. Page 11
Families turned out in droves for the Mapoon Barra Bash, with a local winning a boat. Page 14
Ready for takeoff By SAMUEL DAVIS
SKYTRANS will take off to new destinations across Cape York and beyond as the airline aims to increase its share in the lucrative tourism and charter markets. Fuelled by optimism within the aviation industry, the company will add two 50-seater Dash 8-300s to
its fleet in the coming months with more planes en route in 2023. Leased from Voyager Aviation Holdings in Canada, the Dash 8 300s can be used for charter services while creating new commercial opportunities for the airline, Skytrans CEO Alan Milne said. “We’re looking at potential resource sector contracts at the mo-
ment,” he told Cape York Weekly. “That requires us to bring in two new aeroplanes into the fleet, so it’s a big step forward for Skytrans. “Long-term contracts give real stability to an airline at a time when things like COVID have affected passenger numbers across the country. “Having long contracted work
over a period of time gives you great stability.” An aggressive growth strategy will underpin Skytrans’ services to key destinations like Aurukun, Kowanyama, Lockhart River and Pormpuraaw, Mr Milne said. “It’s critical to communities in the Cape and Torres Strait that our service is available,” he said.
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