WHITSUNDAY Regional Council today knocked back an offer to provide a master plan for the Whitsunday Coast Airport  from a private company calling themselves Whitsundays International Airport.

Current mayor Andrew Willcox said the motion to reject the proposal was "carried overwhelmingly and unanimously".

Published in the agenda relating to the council meeting held in Cannonvale today, council said, the offer from Whitsundays International Airport Corporation Pty Ltd was "not consistent with current direction for the Whitsunday Coast Airport".

"A range of alternate business models that are more closely aligned to council's vision will be considered in detail in the near future," the agenda stated. 

The document advised councillors to reject the offer, which is what happened. 

The Whitsundays International Airport Corporation should not be confused with the formerly registered Whitsunday Coast Airport and Infrastructure Pty Ltd created under the former administration led by Jennifer Whitney when the idea of privatising the airport was floated.

The company who made the offer of a master plan rejected at the meeting exists in name only.

It has no assets and there are no people behind it.

Cr Willcox said council had not abandoned the idea of joint venture opportunities for developing the airport but was not interested in selling it.

He added no decision would be made on any type of joint venture until "council understands all financial risks before exploring opportunities".

To date the Whitsunday Regional Council has spent over $2 million in the implementation of a master plan for the airport. Alone the Expression of Interest Process cost the council $1,282,875.

The main objectives of the plan, published in July 2015, were to implement an international service by 2016.

Former interim CEO of the airport Scott Waters said in April the transition of the terminal from domestic to international was in its final stages.

The first weekend in August was earmarked for the international transition.

Cr Willcox said council was seeking $10 million in co-funding from the Federal Government, but it had not yet been approved.

"It will be a part of the new general manager Ben Jones' role to develop a sustainable and realistic approach to commencing international operations in the future," he said.