Regional Cities NSW (RCNSW) members spoke with ministers in the Minns Government, including Transport Minister John Graham, seeking – among other measures – a cap on regional airfares similar to schemes in states such as Western Australia.
The men, at least two of whom appear to have worked for Qantas subsidiary Jets Transport Express, attempted to bring 100kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of $40 million into the country on a cargo flight from Johannesburg.
The incident, later blamed on an “energetic event” in the vehicle’s rear, led to four airports in Florida – Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Orlando – halting flights for 80 minutes as fragments of Starship streaked through the sky like fireworks…