page_title: Brindabella Airlines
section_title: Destinations
hierarchical_section_title: Brindabella Airlines / Destinations
caption_attribution_description: Brindabella Airlines Metro VH-TAO at Port Macquarie Airport
context_page_description: Brindabella Airlines was an Australian regional airline established in 1994. Its headquarters were at Canberra International Airport. On 15 December 2013 the airline was placed in receivership.
context_section_description: Brindabella Airlines operated services to Brisbane, Canberra, Cobar, Coffs Harbour, Cooma, Moree, Mudgee, Narrabri, Newcastle, Orange, Sydney and Tamworth
  Mining charter flights operated from Brisbane to Emerald and Townsville.
  A new service from Canberra to Latrobe Valley Airport commenced on 5 September 2005. This service primarily catered for public servants travelling between the national capital and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission centre in Traralgon. It was suspended in May 2006 due to low load factors reportedly costing the airline over $200,000.
  In August 2006, Sunshine Express Airlines and Brindabella Airlines announced that an agreement had been reached for Brindabella to take over the New South Wales coastal routes then operated by Sunshine Express. On 1 October 2006 Brindabella commenced regular passenger transport operations to Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Brisbane, utilising the same equipment and staff previously provided by Sunshine Express. In April 2008, the airline announced the introduction of a week-day direct air service between Tamworth and Brisbane. A weekend service was added shortly after.
  In July 2010 Brindabella introduced a new Brisbane to Moree service.
  On 28 May 2012, Brindabella Airlines announced it would discontinue its daily Brisbane and Armidale flight, and its Canberra to Albury service, blaming both the Federal Government's Clean Energy Bill (better known as the carbon tax) and loss of the 'en-route rebate scheme.' On 15 November 2012 Transport for New South Wales awarded a five-year license for the Sydney to Moree route serviced by a BAe Jetstream 41.
caption: Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III at Port Macquarie Airport
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