Longreach and Cloncurry call Qantas out on holding regions to ransom

Sally Gall
February 6 2018 - 6:00am
Longreach receives 564 QantasLink seats a week, shared with Blackall and Barcaldine, compared to Brisbane, where 500 seats are booked a minute.
Longreach receives 564 QantasLink seats a week, shared with Blackall and Barcaldine, compared to Brisbane, where 500 seats are booked a minute.

Two western Queensland communities with strong links to Qantas’ rich aviation history have called for a better deal for families and businesses, in submissions lodged on Monday to the Senate enquiry into the operation, regulation and funding of air route service delivery to rural, regional and remote communities.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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