Mining slowdown hits Perth Airport as charter airlines under pressure

By Matt O'Sullivan
Updated April 27 2015 - 1:13am, first published 12:15am
Regional operations for Qantas and Virgin have been aggressively targeting mining contracts over recent years.
Regional operations for Qantas and Virgin have been aggressively targeting mining contracts over recent years.

The end of the mining boom has brought Perth Airport's years of high growth to a halt as airlines such as Virgin Australia report that once high-flying resource companies are tightening their spending in the wake of a plunge in iron ore prices.

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