Airnorth
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Airnorth is the major regional aviation operator in Northern Australia. Headquartered in Darwin the company operates 156 scheduled departures weekly, servicing eight destinations including, Maningrida, Milingimbi, Gove, Groote Eylandt, Kununurra Western Australia, Broome WA, Dili Timor-Leste and Bali Indonesia (6 domestic, 2 international) and uplifting 203, 600 passengers annually.
Airnorth directly employs more than 180 staff in Darwin and provides indirect employment through the contracting of ground service operations across all its destinations.
Airnorth was the first airline to establish services to Dili, Timor-Leste during the political uprising in 1999 and is currently conducting 10 scheduled services per week. They also provide support to humanitarian organisations providing aid in Timor through special fares and waivers to excess luggage charges.
Airnorth, together with with Angel Flight Australia, coordinates free-of-charge air travel for medically and financially needy patients. Airnorth's very first Angel Flight was conducted in 2004 to reunite a 12 year old boy with his family for a short time prior to receiving extensive treatment for a rare neurological degenerative disorder.
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