Car Hire Ballina-Byron Airport - Mini guide to Ballina-Byron Airport

BALLINA AIRPORT

Ballina airport is a small regional airport situated in the area near Ballina. Also known as the Ballina Byron airport, this airport serves as the gateway to the towns of Ballina and Byron Bay of the North coast of New South Wales. Its proximity to the University Of Lismore draws numerous students to this airport, these student use car hire to reach the University.

It was established to reduce the trip time between Sydney and Ballina/Byron Bay. Previously, the journey between these places would take over 10 hours (approximately) via road, but now, due to the positioning of this airport, the total travel time has reduced to just over an hour by air. Though it is not a major airport in the state of New South Wales, it is an integral airport in the region where it is located.

Many leading airlines which aid in transporting passengers from this airport are Jetstar Airways (a subsidiary of Qantas Airlines), Regional Express and Virgin Blue, of which Jetstar Airways is the only airline which offers trips to Melbourne while the other airlines offer trips only to Sydney. This airport experiences high passenger traffic, whose transportation concerns are handled by the various car hire companies present in the proximity of the airport.

The terminal at the Ballina airport offers some exclusive features for the physically challenged and also other special features like undercover pickup, comfortable lounges, carousel baggage delivery, travel information booths, car hire information stalls and help desks to help the tourists arriving here. Computerised check-in methods have replaced traditional methods hence reducing the waiting time for the passengers.

There are many hotels near the Ballina airport which the tourists can use while visiting the Ballina area. Car hire is available for passengers willing to have a look around the town of Ballina, which is a major tourist attraction with its beautiful beaches and scenic locales.

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