Flight QF281 departed Brisbane at 9:13am on Monday on board VH-X4D, touching down in Wellington at 3:11pm local time. Services will operate up to three times per week, replacing the E190s and some 737-800s previously on the route.
The Flying Kangaroo topped the table in the Southwest Pacific, behind only SAS Scandinavian Airlines in the global stakes, with 87.77 per cent of flights arriving on time last month and 1.75 per cent cancelled. The carrier had placed third globally in …