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Re: RFDS - Arrival at YPJT today
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:58 am
by Steve
...as well as the landing charges at Jandakot being cheaper than those at Perth.
Re: RFDS - Arrival at YPJT today
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:36 pm
by Nafenn
Steve wrote:...as well as the landing charges at Jandakot being cheaper than those at Perth.
yep, and at jandakot, you dont have to pay for the approach
Price at perth for a 172: about $60, price at jandakot: $25... you do the maths
Re: RFDS - Arrival at YPJT today
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:03 pm
by w0mbat
Yeah, I do not think we are moving any time soon.
The VH-RIO jet is a 3 year trial at this point.
There is no RFDS base at Perth (Maroomba). There is a transfer area (from Jet to Ambulance) and a crew room for RFDS staff to wait in.
There are other reasons Jandakot will remain.
One of them is it's really nasty for everyone else when a medical priority flight wants to go -through- Perth airspace to get to Jandakot, let alone land there.
Another is that once the patient is on a bus (Ambulance with lights/sirens) ) it's faster to get to Perth than from either Perth airport.
Jandakot Airport is also to be recognized for donating all RFDS landing costs. I do not know if Perth do this also.
Cheers
--Steve
Re: RFDS - Arrival at YPJT today
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:35 pm
by Zebedee
w0mbat wrote:Another is that once the patient is on a bus (Ambulance with lights/sirens) ) it's faster to get to Perth than from either Perth airport.
And presumably another bonus is when the new Fiona Stanley Hospital is up and running that it's only a hop, skip and a jump from Jandakot?
I'd be surprised if that wasn't also a factor.