Jetstar will start with five return flights to Denpasar, Bali, each week from March 23. The carrier is also restarting flights between Avalon and Adelaide, and increasing services to Brisbane.
A new railway line from Avalon Airport to Melbourne costing only a fraction of the contentious Rail Link project is being touted by David Fox as the perfect solution to the ongoing dispute.
AVALON Airport chief executive Tony Brun, in his final interview before announcing his departure last Wednesday, reiterated that a rail connection to Avalon Airport could be achieved for just one per cent of the cost of a train to Tullamarine.