Canberra is the often forgotten capital of Australia, not Sydney or Melbourne or any other Australian city. Indeed, it could have been Melbourne or Sydn.
Last modified on Tue 15 Dec 2020 05.20 EST
Sydney Seaplanes has successfully completed a demonstration flight between Sydney and Canberra before landing on Lake Burley Griffin in the nation’s capital.
The company has applied to open up the route to consumers and hopes to fly three return flights a day between the lake and Rose Bay on Sydney Harbour.
It’s still working with the relevant authorities but would like to have it up and running in the second half of 2021.
The 55-minute hop between the two cities on a 15-seat De Havilland Twin Otter seaplane would cost $300 each way.
Aaron Shaw, the managing director at Sydney Seaplanes, told Guardian Australia a week ago: “It’s genuinely the fastest way to get between both cities.”