O’Hare, who has headed Launceston Airport since 2021, will become the new CEO of Queenstown Airport in September following the departure of its current CEO, Glen Sowry, who announced his resignation in October last year.
The carrier on Wednesday said it would add 49,000 seats on Sydney and Melbourne services from the Queensland destination, commencing in July.
However, the airline hinted that the need to import such large quantities from other countries highlighted the “growing momentum” behind establishing SAF production in Australia.
In a statement issued after her reappointment, the returning transport minister stated that “preserving regional aviation” would form part of a “significant agenda” during the next three years.
ICAO found that Russia breached the prohibition under international law on the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight. The incident claimed the lives of 298 people in 2014.
The state government hopes the new landing pad will enable faster access for patients arriving by air and support transfers of critically ill patients to and from other health services across the state.