Qantas to provide extra capacity for Queensland

Qantas has provided additional flights and capacity out of Cairns and Townsville this evening ahead of expected extreme weather conditions resulting from Tropical Cyclone Yasi.

Two additional Boeing 737 flights will operate from Cairns to Brisbane and QF977 from Townsville to Brisbane has been upgraded from a Boeing 737 to a Boeing 767. Qantas is closely monitoring weather conditions and potential operational impacts on airports in Queensland and will make further decisions about services to Cairns and Townsville as the situation develops.

For further details, please refer to the attached media release or call 0418 210 005.