Archived Media Releases

	Thursday, 10 December 2009 Jetstar Increases Services From Launceston Airport Launceston Airport today welcomed Jetstar´s decision to increase the current four times weekly service from Launceston to Brisbane to a daily, year-round operation.  >> Read More
	Tuesday, 8 December 2009 Launceston Welcomes Increased Seats To Melbourne Launceston Airport welcomes QantasLink´s decision to increase capacity on the Launceston - Melbourne route from 1 February 2010.  >> Read More
	Tuesday, 10 November 2009 Jetstar To Introduce Daily Flights To Brisbane From Launceston Airport Launceston Airport welcomes Jetstar´s announcement to increase services to Brisbane over the summer holiday peak due to strong demand and high loads.  >> Read More
	Thursday, 22 October 2009 A Positive Start To The Financial Year For Launceston Airport Launceston Airport has had a promising start to the new financial year with passenger growth up 4%, with a total of 266,000 passengers for the first quarter.  >> Read More
	Thursday, 6 August 2009 Launceston Airport Master Plan draft released The Launceston Airport Master Plan 2009 outlines the vision for the airport´s medium and long-term future. It includes plans for terminal development, transport access and other key developments.  >> Read More
	Monday, 20 July 2009 Passenger Figures Bode Well For The Future Of Tasmanian Tourism The 2008/2009 financial year has seen continued passenger growth at Launceston Airport  >> Read More
	Monday, 20 April 2009 Solid Third Quarter Results In Challenging Times The third quarter passenger results have been solid for Launceston Airport after taking into account the leap year and later Easter impact in this period.  >> Read More
	Thursday, 9 April 2009 Launceston Wins As Qantas Increases Capacity From early next week upgraded Qantas services will commence between Launceston and Melbourne when the larger and faster Dash-8 400 series aircraft is introduced.  >> Read More
	Wednesday, 18 March 2009 Launceston Gets Its First Of Two Baggage Carousels Launceston Airport will today commence operating its first baggage carousel as part of its $20m expansion and upgrade.  >> Read More
	Wednesday, 21 January 2009 Second Quarter Results Prove Resilience In Current Market The positive passenger growth in the second quarter of this financial year shows that Launceston Airport remains resilient to the challenges faced by the current aviation environment.  >> Read More
	Monday, 15 December 2008 First Brisbane-Launceston flight flown by pilots with a local connection. Launceston Airport will today welcome the arrival of Virgin Blue´s inaugural flight between Brisbane and Launceston which is set to touch down at Launceston Airport at 3.30pm this afternoon.  >> Read More
	Friday, 12 September 2008 Virgin Blue Announce Direct Launceston - Brisbane Summer Service Launceston Airport today welcomed the announcement by Virgin Blue to introduce a new direct Launceston to Brisbane summer service.  >> Read More
	Friday, 29 August 2008 Tiger Airways Increase Launceston Services Launceston Airport today welcomed the announcement by Tiger Airways to double their services to Launceston.  >> Read More
	Monday, 21 July 2008 Over 1 Million Passengers For Launceston Airport in 2007/2008 The 2007/2008 financial year has again seen outstanding passenger growth at Launceston Airport.  >> Read More
	Friday, 30 May 2008 $20 million redevelopment of Launceston Airport takes off The largest redevelopment of Launceston Airport since its original construction is now underway with a project which will double the size of the terminal at a cost of approximately $20 million.  >> Read More
	Monday, 21 April 2008 Outstanding Growth for Launceston Airport The third quarter of the 2007/2008 financial year has seen outstanding passenger growth at Launceston Airport.  >> Read More
	Thursday, 6 March 2008 The Glover Peoples Choice Award 2008 The People´s Choice Award honours the memory of Greg Waddle, a prolific artist of considerable reputation who lived in Evandale for many years.  >> Read More
	Monday, 21 January 2008 Launceston Airport Achieves More Than 100,000 Passengers In A Single Month Launceston Airport achieved 100,000 passengers in one month for the first time during December 2007.  >> Read More
	Thursday, 29 November 2007 The Tiger Roars into Launceston Launceston Airport today welcomes the first commercial flight by new Australian domestic airline, Tiger Airways. Flight TT7136 touches down today, signaling an exciting new era in aviation for Tasmania.  >> Read More
	Monday, 22 October 2007 Launceston Airport Enjoys Continued Passenger Growth in 1st Qtr 2007/2008 The first quarter of the 2007/2008 financial year has seen passenger numbers at Launceston Airport grow at a promising rate.  >> Read More
	Tuesday, 18 September 2007 Strong Growth for Launceston Airport Launceston Airport has again recorded strong full year passenger results, with traffic up a significant 12.2 per cent to 920,000 passengers, one hundred thousand more than in 2004/2005. This comes after a 23% growth in passengers in 2004/2005. Passenger numbers also contributed to yet another year of strong financial performance.  >> Read More
	Tuesday, 4 September 2007 New Chairman for Launceston Airport Launceston Airport General Manager Pamela Graham has today welcomed new Launceston Airport Chairman, Chris Woodruff. Mr Woodruff joins Australia Pacific Airports Corporation - the operator of Melbourne and Launceston Airports, after more than 18 years experience in the aviation industry.  >> Read More
	Monday, 23 July 2007 Launceston Airport Continues Growth in 2006/2007 The 2006/2007 financial year has again resulted in strong growth for Launceston Airport.  >> Read More
	Monday, 16 July 2007 Launceston Airport set to welcome the Tiger Today´s announcement by Tiger Airways of daily services between Melbourne and Launceston is a major win for northern Tasmania  >> Read More
	Monday, 23 April 2007 Launceston Airport Enjoys Continued Passenger Growth in 3rd Qtr 2006/2007 The third quarter for the 2006/2007 year has resulted in continued growth for Launceston Airport.  >> Read More
	Thursday, 1 March 2007 Launceston Airport celebrates 75 years of serving northern Tasmania Launceston Airport today celebrates 75 years of serving the freight, tourism and business travel needs of northern Tasmania. Launceston Airport opened for services on March 1 1931, connecting the city and the mainland with air services and reducing travel time for those previously limited to commuting by sea.  >> Read More
	Monday, 22 January 2007 Launceston Airport Enjoys Continued Passenger Growth in 2nd Qtr 2006/2007 The second quarter for the 2006/2007 year has resulted in continued passenger growth for Launceston Airport.  >> Read More
	Friday, 3 November 2006 Launceston Airport Enjoys Continued Passenger Growth in 1st Qtr 2006/2007 The first quarter for the 2006/2007 year has resulted in continued growth for Launceston Airport.  >> Read More
	Friday, 21 July 2006 Launceston Airport celebrates another year of excellent growth The 2005/2006 financial year has again resulted in impressive passenger growth for Launceston Airport.  >> Read More