QantasLink officially hands Lord Howe Island route to SmartLynx

The regional carrier, which has been operating wet-lease services to the island for several months, is now flying the route in its own right with ex-Qantas Dash-8 aircraft. The first SmartLynx QN11/12 services to and from Lord Howe Island commenced on Monday on the Dash 8-200 VH-TQX.