23 May 2022

Queenstown Airport welcomes first Aus flight in nearly a year

From Checkpoint, 5:51 pm on 23 May 2022

Touch down! Queenstown Airport has officially welcomed its first trans Tasman flight in more than 300 days.

But today's Qantas flight from Sydney had its hurdles with thunderstorms delaying take off by more than an hour.

Businesses say today's flight gives them hope and a lot more certainty.

Tourism reporter Tess Brunton joined the welcome wagon at Queenstown Airport.