Welcome to our witnesses. We're having a very good discussion today, with lots of questions being raised.
My question is for Mr. Keller-Hobson from Hope Air.
You're the only registered nationwide charity that provides free flights for people who cannot afford the cost. I think you stated there have been somewhere around 85,000 free flights since 1986. Congratulations on that.
I think most of us around the table are sympathetic to your ask, but I'm not certain how we can drill down to find a way to do it. You're looking to really get around the air travellers security charge of $7.12 a flight. It's impressive that this would give you a lot of extra flights across the country; an additional 230 flights I think was the number you used.
It would be a legislative change. How can government do that and treat one charity differently from another?
You need to help us.