Tourists stranded in the NT amid widespread Qantas group flight cancellations
After coming to Darwin for what was supposed to be a week-long visit, Melbourne locals Erin Watkins and Mick Porter are still stranded, almost a week after they were supposed to fly home.
Key points:
- Travellers are being stranded in the NT for up to a week due to flight cancellations
- The tourism industry is worried about the “reputational damage” the cancellations are doing to the NT as a tourist destination
- Qantas group said the cancellations are due to “ongoing resourcing challenges”
“I was a bridesmaid for a wedding on Friday and then the reception part was on the Sunday