WELLCAMP Airport welcomed its inaugural QantasLink flight on Monday.
A mix of the Wagner family, politicians, business leaders and the local community were aboard the Darling Downs to Sydney, the Q400 plane that QantasLink named in honour of the region which departed Toowoomba at 9.55am.
QantasLink will offer 11 return flight a week to and from Sydney and provide a Toowoomba centric schedule of double daily services from Monday to Friday and daily services on the weekend.
Wagners’ chairman John Wagner said: “To see our vision of a jet-capable airport come to life and celebrate the first flight with our first customer QanasLink, it’s a moment we are all extremely proud of.”
QantasLink CEO John Gissing said the inaugural flight to Wellcamp marked a momentous occasion in aviation history.
“Qantas’ history began in Queensland over 94 years ago, so we’re delighted to be part of this important milestone in the state’s history,” Mr Gissing said.
Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport took the Wagners just 18 months to complete and is Australia’s first privately funded public airport and the first public airport built in 50 years.
