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Air travellers from Cairns to Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw (Edward River) will experience an
upgrade in service from the middle of September when MacAir replaces 19-seat Metroliners on
peak day services on a Monday and a Friday with the 34 seat Saab 340B aircraft.
The airline will continue to operate five weekly flights on the route – Saab 340B’s for the peak
Monday and Friday services, and Metroliners on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
“We have worked closely with local communities and councils to develop air services to
Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw, and to upgrade airstrips and ground services to accommodate the
new Saab operations,” said Fiona Pelling, Marketing and Customer Relations Manager for
MacAir. “MacAir has added additional Saab 340 aircraft to our fleet and this will allow us to upgrade peak
flights on our Monday and Friday service”
Upgrading these services will deliver a significant improvement in passenger seat availability as
well as providing better in-flight comfort with a flight attendant as well as offering more space for
parcels and freight to and from both communities.
The new Monday and Friday Saab 340 services have been retimed and will depart Cairns for the
Cape destinations at the later time slot of 11.45am allowing for better inbound connections. The
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday services will remain unchanged, departing Cairns at
8.00am.
MacAir Airlines is a Qantas Frequent Flyer partner, flying a fleet of modern propjets to 36
destinations in regional Queensland, as well as providing fly-in, fly-out services for the mining
community.
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