On Friday, 16th May, the last QantasLink flight rolled into Lord Howe at around 2.45pm piloted by senior QantasLink captains, Mark Nesbitt and Jarrod Seen. This flight marked the end of an era that began on the 1st of June, 1991, when VH-TQP an aircraft owned by Eastern Australia Airlines - arrived at Lord Howe bearing passengers, freight and mail from Sydney.
Letter to Vanessa Hudson from Tanya Plibersek MP, about the troubling announcement today Qantas is retiring its aircraft that can land on Lord Howe Island’s runway.