Pre-COVID, Newcastle would operate seasonal flights to New Zealand, but the twin revamps will open up its network and bring an additional 850,000 visitors to the Hunter and Northern NSW region over the next 20 years. The funding was then c onfirmed in Labor’s federal budget later in 2022. It came after the airport also secured a separate $66 million to rebuild its runway so it could handle heavier and larger widebodies.
Santiago to Sydney on QF28 diverts to Newcastle for a sleepover! We were stuck on the Newcastle tarmac for 7 hours after the 14 hour flight from Chile.
It then departed Newcastle at 9:52 am and landed in Sydney at 10:22 am on Sunday, despite being due to arrive at 5:50 pm the night before.Īustralian Aviation reported in April last year how both major political parties committed to funding a $55 million upgrade of Newcastle Airport’s terminal before the federal election to make it ready for longer-haul international flights. The 787, VH-ZNJ, departed Santiago at 2:22 pm on 17 February as flight QF28 and was diverted to Newcastle. Other diverted services included one from Wellington to Coffs Harbour, Christchurch to Brisbane and Tongatapu to Canberra.
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