BRISBANE, Queensland, April 10 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation
The Honourable Andrew Powell
Bula! Tourism between USA, Fiji and Queensland takes off
* Crisafulli Government secures a major aviation deal with newflights unlockedfrom Nadi to Cairns.
* Extra flightscould bring in an additional 53,000 tourists annually and increase freight capacity.
* Regional Queensland tobenefit from direct access to international visitors.
The Crisafulli Government has delivered another key aviation deal, with Fiji Airways touching down in Cairns today via a new direct flight from Nadi.
The new flight route connects the west coast of the...