The Dash 8-Q400 operates the regular flights between Cairns and Horn Island, which serves as the main airport for Thursday Island. The aircraft is well suited to this route, offering a comfortable and reliable service connecting Far North Queensland with the Torres Strait. For many regional Australians, QantasLink is more than an airline, it is…
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QantasLink, Sydney to Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast), Boeing 717, Economy Class
“What time will you arrive? I’ll pick you up” My old mate Daz texted me. “I’ll be landing at 10:35” I texted back. “Ok, see you at 10:30” was the reply. “No, its 10:35!” I responded. “Yeah, 10:30!” “No, 10:35!”….. The banter went on for weeks, “10:30?” “No, 10:35!” we laughingly texted each other. The 1 hour and…
QANTASLINK Hobart to Sydney Business Class
As we returned the hire car, the young lady asked my friend Bert: “Are you returning the car with a full tank of petrol?” “Yes” said Bert. “And has there been any damage?” she asked. “Only to our livers” I replied. We were flying home to Sydney after a weekend in Hobart and after checking in…
A QantasLink Dash-8 Q400 gets A FREAKY-TYRE or is that a Leaky-Tyre?
Don’t you hate getting a flat tyre? It always happens when you are in a hurry or out on the road in your Sunday best. Recently, while at Melbournes Tullamarine Airport, I watched this QantasLink Dash-8 Q400 undergoe a wheel change. The Sunstate Airlines arm of QantasLink, a subsidiary of Qantas Airways operates this particular…
Review: Canberra to Sydney by QANTASLINK on a refurbished Boeing 717 – Business Class
I can hear you now – not another Qantas Review!!! – But stay with me, its small and short – this is actually the regional arm of the airline – QantasLink and I’m travelling on one of their the newly refurbished Boeing 717-200’s in Business Class, something new for the airline. These narrowbodied rear mounted…
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