Australian Aviation

The group has now carried almost 500,000 passengers across 27 routes, with its numbers set for a substantial increase next week when the border to New Zealand opens to Australian travellers.

The Flying Kangaroo will supplement the new route with a codeshare agreement with India’s largest domestic carrier, giving customers one-stop access to 50 Indian cities.

It follows Sydney Airport chief executive Geoff Culbert similarly highlighting “inexperienced passengers” for the travel chaos seen around the country.

Geoff Culbert said has argued COVID isolation, holiday demand and inexperienced travellers are causing long queues at the business’ domestic terminal on Friday.

The business is expecting 24,000 passengers to fly on Easter Monday – more than the all-time record set in the aftermath of the city’s Commonwealth Games in 2018.

The report into the December 2020 incident concluded the adverse conditions or potentially “inappropriate” pilot actions led to the helicopter’s rotor blade colliding with its main rotor shaft.