Link Airways (Fly Corporate) and Skytrans Airlines Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) Charters Galore Yet Again!

On Monday 31 January, the recent run of closed Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter flights around the region continued with a trio of Link Airways (Vee H Aviation) and Skytrans Airlines aircraft noted visiting several Central Queensland Airports.

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Link Airways SAAB 340B turboprop VH-VEP was noted arriving into Emerald Airport from Brisbane then flying into my local Clermont Aerodrome. VH-VEP then returned to Brisbane.

About the same time, VH-VEM flew up to Mackay Airport and back to Brisbane.  And VH-VEO flew to Theodore Aerodrome before later flying back to Brisbane.

And Link Airways (Vee H Aviation) Metro 23 VH-VEU completed the airline's Regular Passenger Transport (RPT) service into Biloela / Thangool Airport, arriving from and later departing back to Brisbane.

Meanwhile, also on Monday 31 January, Skytrans Airlines Dash-8-100 VH-QQI was noted flying down from Cairns to Mackay Airport and then Rockhampton Airport as SKP521/783.  It then completed a Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter flight to the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site and back as SKP771/2.

As with previous weeks, it should then operate more flights between Rockhampton Airport and Labona on Tuesday 1 February and then Mackay Airport and Labona on Wednesday 2 February.

Fellow Skytrans Dash-8-100 VH-QQC visited Labona from Townsville as SKP781/2.

And Skytrans Dash-8-100 VH-QQG completed the airline's Regular Passenger Transport (RPT) flight between Cairns and Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) and Rockhampton Airports as SKP81/2.