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The plane, bound for Australia, crashed in Papua New Guinea because the sheer weight of cocaine it was smuggling impaired its ability to take off, the Australian Federal Police have suggested.
The news comes after reports Queenstown ski resorts saw the highest number of visitors in years and the national airline increased flights in July to meet demand.
New lockdown rules allow only four reasons for the state's citizens to leave their homes – meaning many ‘non-essential’ business trips will also be discouraged.
The upgrade will help create 55 local jobs and will involve building new roads to ensure the facility's capacity can be quickly doubled.
Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld said the difference in culture within the RAAF is “almost night and day”.
Previously, the airline’s policy, still active on 27 July, was to simply make them available on request, along with hand sanitizer.
