Jake Nelson

The airport expects domestic figures to reach similar levels to last year – around 84 per cent of pre-COVID levels – and international passengers to climb 53 per cent over the 2022 winter holidays, driven in no small part by the New Zealand market.

The low-cost carrier will fly three times per week between Cairns and Newcastle using Airbus A320 aircraft, translating to around 4,400 seats on the route per month until 28 October. The first flight, JQ894, touched down in Newcastle at 3:08pm on Saturday on board VH-VQF.

The first flight, NZ169, landed at Sunshine Coast Airport at 11am on Sunday on board the Airbus A320neo ZK-NHE. Air New Zealand will operate flights three times per week between Auckland and the Sunshine Coast until 15 October, with an estimated 16,000 seats available over the season.

The “Find My Credit” tool can track bookings up to three years old that may have changed several times due to the pandemic. It comes as the total value of unclaimed Qantas flight credits dips towards $400 million, down from the initial $2 billion in March 2020.

NJE, formerly Cobham, has been a part of the pool program since 2014. The program gives customers unlimited access to a wide variety of components at Embraer distribution centres, as well as full coverage for repairs to parts and components plus maintenance to airframes.

CASA is collaborating with ACMA on mitigation measures to make sure potential interference to radio altimeters (radalts) from 5G is minimised and that the rollout of wireless broadband, including 5G, in the mid-band range (3.7-4.0GHz) will impact air safety as little as possible.