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DC-3 VH-ANQ at Coolah, NSW November 10 1966. eric allen
Mystery flights
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An $8 outback NSW adventure
In the mid-1960s Ansett-owned Airlines of NSW would offer ‘mystery flights’ as a means of filling otherwise empty seats and introducing the public to the benefits of air travel. The arrangement was simple, you made a booking and arrived at Mascot on the appointed day to be offered a return flight allocated at the airline’s discretion. For this adventure you paid the princely sum of $8.00.
It was a generous offer as the small revenue would hardly cover the cost of administrative overheads, at a time, much like today, when regional air routes were only marginally financially viable.
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