Adam Thorn

The twice-weekly service will launch on 29 June next year, with the aircraft carrying up to 50,000 customers between the two destinations annually.

It came as two weather fronts made their way to the North Island, causing a tornado to take out powerlines, fences, and lift roofs.

A pair of C-17A Globemaster IIIs conducted simulated airdrops in the valleys of Papua New Guinea – after taking off from RAAF Base Scherger in far northern Queensland.

In new comments, the union’s national secretary, Michael Kaine, said the new laws were a “lifeline for aviation workers” and the “multiple aviation companies” that engage them.

Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show there were 370,000 ‘short-term overseas arrivals’ in September 2022, compared to 695,000 in the same month in pre-pandemic 2019.

The three-times-weekly, nine-hour service will depart on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays and join the Flying Kangaroo’s seven-times-weekly service to Sydney.