Bourke air services set to fly

Air services will link Bourke to Dubbo within weeks with pilots, engineers and staff arriving in Bourke on Monday to introduce themselves to the community.

Managing Director of Air Link Ron O’Brien said the facilities at Bourke were ‘fantastic’ and he was excited about the future of the airline.

“I hope our visit helped to educate local people about the service we’re offering, the fare choices they have and what Air Link will be able to bring to Bourke.

Read more in the printed edition of the Western Herald.

Air Link General Manager Ron O’Brien at Bourke Airport on Monday with Bourke Shire Councillors and staff – Cr John Thompson, Cr Victor Bartley, Cr Sarah Barton, Mayor Barry Hollman, Leonie Brown, Chief Pilot Mark Wardrop, Cr Cec Dorrington, Airlink Pilots Matt Williams and Paul Lane, Bourke Shire General Manager Ross Earl, Check Captain Garry Criddle, Matt McCorkle, and Airlink Chief Engineer John Greenhill Photo TWH