Qantas Flies to Great Barrier Reef

  • As of July 2, Qantas flies twice weekly between Sydney and Hamilton Island's Great Barrier Reef Airport.

    As of July 2, Qantas flies twice weekly between Sydney and Hamilton Island's Great Barrier Reef Airport.

  • The carrier is servicing the route with its B737 aircraft.

    The carrier is servicing the route with its B737 aircraft.

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Customers of Australia’s largest airline will be able to fly direct from Sydney to Hamilton Island’s Great Barrier Reef Airport come July 2. The twice-weekly Boeing B737 service (operating on Wednesdays and Sundays) will also connect directly with flights to and from Canberra, Melbourne, and Perth, making Hamilton, in the heart of the picture-perfect Whitsunday Islands, more accessible than ever.

For more information, visit Qantas.

 This article originally appeared in the June/July 2014 print issue of DestinAsian magazine (“Airline News”)

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