A QantasLink flight bound for Melbourne was forced to return to Mildura following a technical issue shortly after departure on July 22.
QantasLink 717-200
Qantas Group-backed QantasLink (QF) final Boeing 717 completed its last commercial flight today (October 26, 2024), landing in Canberra at 18:00, concluding a significant chapter in Australian aviation history.
A QantasLink Boeing 717-200 remains stuck in the mud at Rockhampton Airport on Queensland’s mid-north coast. The plane became bogged in the grass alongside a taxiway early on Monday evening after flying in from Brisbane. Almost 48 hours later, the jet stays firmly on the ground. It’s another aircraft temporarily out of action at Qantas and another headache for the airline.c