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In total, more than 400 ADF personnel are training with troops from Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom for Exercise Bersama Lima 2023.
The carrier’s decision to move the date by two years to 31 January 2026 comes weeks after similar decisions by both Virgin Australia and Qantas.
The AFAP’s senior industrial officer, Chris Aikens, said its members were simply asking for a new deal that is “affordable and sustainable”.
The protected industrial action by pilots from Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation grounded half of the Flying Kangaroo’s flights within the state, forcing it to redeploy 737s and turn to other charter operators to fill the gap. Qantas said 75 per cent of affected customers would still fly on Wednesday.
The Main Runway and Taxiways Overlay Project (MRTOP), expected to be completed by August 2024, is part of the airport’s ongoing maintenance program and will mostly be carried out during the airport’s 11pm–6am curfew to avoid disrupting scheduled services.
The carrier will put on extra flights between 18 December and 21 January, catering for what it says is a “surge in demand”, with bookings in both directions “exceeding expectations” since the Melbourne–Hobart route was launched in August.
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