1 Sep 2025

No assurances small airlines can keep going with new loans

From Checkpoint, 4:27 pm on 1 September 2025

Regional airlines are giving no assurances new government loans will be enough to keep their flying routes open for business in the long-term. The government is offering small carriers concessionary loans of up to $30 million through its Regional Infrastructure Fund. But some of the small operators who've already cut routes, have said it is not enough to bring them back. Anneke Smith reports.