FlyPelican
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Newcastle Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Pelican Airlines Pty Ltd, operating as FlyPelican, is an Australian regional airline. Created by former Aeropelican staff with its previous aircraft fleet,[1] FlyPelican initially operated air charter services and subsequently commenced scheduled flights on 1 June 2015.[2] The airline is currently the only airline based in Newcastle, New South Wales, with its main base at Newcastle Airport.[3]
FlyPelican offers both Regular Public Transport Services to destinations across NSW, ACT, QLD and Adhoc / Contracted charters. The company slogan is Fly Local, Fly Pelican.
Destinations
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As of April 2025, in addition to regular and adhoc charters, FlyPelican operates to the following destinations:[4]
- Australian Capital Territory
- Canberra
- New South Wales
- Narrabri
- Cobar
- Newcastle
- Gold Coast
- Sydney
Victoria
- Melbourne / Geelong
Terminated destinations
[edit]- New South Wales
- Taree
- Port Macquarie
- Dubbo
- Bathurst
- Ballina
- Albury
- Mudgee
- South Australia
- Adelaide
- Adelaide Airport (operated March 2018 to April 2019 by Alliance Airlines)[8][9]
Queensland
- Sunshine Coast
Interline agreements
[edit]Fleet
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As of August 2026[update], FlyPelican operates the following aircraft:[11][12]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| British Aerospace Jetstream 31 | 5 |
19 |
| British Aerospace Jetstream 41 | 1 |
30 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Gordon, Jason (25 May 2015). "FlyPelican announces Canberra, Sydney schedules". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "Pelican gets green light to start Newcastle-Canberra route". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "About Us" - FlyPelican Archived 27 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 May 2015
- ↑ "Our Schedule". FlyPelican. Pelican Airlines. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ CityNews (25 October 2025). "Fly Pelican launches new flights to Avalon". Canberra CityNews. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ↑ "FlyPelican suspends Taree to Sydney Route Indefinitely". NBN News. 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ↑ "FlyPelican adds Canberra-Port Macquarie to network". Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ "FlyPelican launches Adelaide-Newcastle flights using Alliance Airlines Fokker jets". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "FlyPelican pulls out of flights between Newcastle Airport and Adelaide Airport". Newcastle Herald. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ "QANTAS AND FLYPELICAN ANNOUNCE NEW INTERLINE AND LOUNGE AGREEMENT". flypelican.com.au. Pelican Airlines Pty Ltd. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - FlyPelican". Airliner World: 50. September 2025.
- ↑ Andrew Curran (28 July 2026). "FlyPelican re-introduces the Jetstream 41 to Australia". Aero South Pacific. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
External links
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