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...