Launceston Airport
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Launceston Airport is a regional airport on the outskirts of Launceston, Tasmania. The airport is located in the industrial area of Western Junction, 15 kilometres from Launceston city centre. It is T
Launceston Airport Terminal airside, 2023
Exterior of airport terminal, 2023
Check-in area, 2023
Terminal waiting area, 2023
QantasLink Flight 1737
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QantasLink Flight 1737 was an afternoon Australian domestic flight from Melbourne Airport to Launceston Airport, which was subject to an attempted hijacking on 29 May 2003. It was the first attempted
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…the ground, rupturing the fuel tanks and spinning the aircraft 180 degress. Despite a post-impact fire, all 23 occupants survived. On 29 May 2003, Qantas Flight 1737 en route from Melbourne Airport was involved in an attempted hijacking shortly after takeoff. The would-be hijacker, a passenger named David Robinson…
VH-VQI, the Boeing 717 involved after being re-registered as VH-NXN.