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
As of April 2025, in addition to regular and adhoc charters, FlyPelican operates to the following destinations:[4]
Victoria
- Australian Capital Territory
- Canberra
- Canberra Airport
- New South Wales
- Narrabri
- Cobar
- Cobar Airport
- Newcastle
- Newcastle Airport
- Gold Coast
- Gold Coast Airport
- Sydney
- Kingsford Smith Airport
- Melbourne / Geelong
- Avalon Airport[5]
Terminated destinations
Queensland
- New South Wales
- Taree
- Taree Airport[6]
- Port Macquarie
- Port Macquarie Airport[7]
- Dubbo
- Dubbo Airport
- Bathurst
- Bathurst Airport
- Ballina
- Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
- Albury
- Albury Airport
- Mudgee
- Mudgee Airport
- South Australia
- Adelaide
- Adelaide Airport (operated March 2018 to April 2019 by Alliance Airlines)[8][9]
- Sunshine Coast
- Sunshine Coast Airport
Interline agreements
Fleet
As of August 2025, FlyPelican operates the following aircraft:[11]
See also
External links
References
- Jason Gordon. FlyPelican announces Canberra, Sydney schedules Newcastle Herald, 25 May 2015, retrieved 27 May 2015^
- Pelican gets green light to start Newcastle-Canberra route Australian Aviation, Phantom Media, 26 May 2015, retrieved 27 May 2015^
- "About Us" - FlyPelican retrieved 27 May 2015^
- Our Schedule FlyPelican, Pelican Airlines, 11 September 2018, retrieved 20 September 2018^
- CityNews. Fly Pelican launches new flights to Avalon Canberra CityNews, 2025-10-25, retrieved 2025-10-26^
- FlyPelican suspends Taree to Sydney Route Indefinitely NBN News, 29 July 2022, retrieved 8 February 2023^
- FlyPelican adds Canberra-Port Macquarie to network retrieved 4 October 2020^
- FlyPelican launches Adelaide-Newcastle flights using Alliance Airlines Fokker jets Australian Aviation, Phantom Media, 22 January 2018, retrieved 22 January 2018^
- FlyPelican pulls out of flights between Newcastle Airport and Adelaide Airport Newcastle Herald, 26 December 2018, 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, September 2025^