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4 unusual facts about Hobart International Airport


Hobart International Airport

The major domestic airlines that serve the airport are Qantas, Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia and Tiger Airways Australia, which are all running flights on the main route to Melbourne Airport.

Early in 2006, the airport announced plans to build a Direct Factory Outlet just east of Holyman Avenue.

During December 2007, the Tasmanian Government sold the Tasmanian Ports Corporation-owned subsidiary for A$350 million to the Tasmanian Gateway Consortium, a private consortium made up of Macquarie Capital (one of Macquarie Group's infrastructure funds) and Tasmania's public sector superannuation fund, the Retirement Benefits Fund.

There are two domestic freight areas operating at the airport, catering for Australian air Express, Toll Air and Virgin Australia.



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