WA Government concedes details of cheap airfare plan for regional WA still being negotiated

WA residents have welcomed a Labor election commitment to cap airfares for the regions, but some say more could be done to make flights affordable for all. Key points: The McGowan Government has announced it would invest $19.8 million in the Regional Airfares Zone Cap, if re-elected One-way flights to towns within 1,000km of the Perth would be capped at $199, and fares to communities outside that range would be capped at $299 Tourism bodies have welcomed the news but asked for more to be done to attract tourists The McGowan Government has announced it will invest $19.8 million in the Regional Airfares Zone Cap, if re-elected in March. "We'll work out the details with the airlines, but the plan is to have capped fares for regional residents right across the state," Mr McGowan said. Northwest Tourism Marketing Executive Simon Penn said he welcomed the Government’s commitment to cheap fares for locals, but said he hoped more would be done to boost tourism in regional WA. "It's a commitment over the next term of Government; I can't predict what would happen beyond that," Mr McGowan said.