Air and travel services provider dnata is opening the first catering facility at Sunshine Coast Airport after signing a multi-year contract with Bonza.

In a significant intervention, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has opened an investigation after it emerged a diversion from Sydney to Newcastle was a result of staffing issues at air traffic control.

The point-to-point flights are the first to connect the Sunshine Coast with the Capricorn Coast and South Great Barrier Reef regions, alleviating the need for a seven-hour car journey along the Bruce Highway or a connection through Brisbane.

The FAA said on Friday that Boeing had sufficiently addressed concerns around a data analysis error relating to the aircraft’s forward pressure bulkhead, which had halted Dreamliner deliveries.