Relief for regional airlines, as they receive help to battle soaring costs

The Government's offering up to 30-million-dollars in loans from the Regional Infrastructure Fund.

It's also approved funding to allow digital upgrades to be made, to integrate regional bookings with the platforms of major carriers.

Aviation Industry Association CEO Simon Wallace says this will help smaller airlines stay afloat, as increases to costs like landing fees continue to hit hard.

He says these can sometimes add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and this can't all be passed on to passengers.