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Old 2nd Feb 2011, 00:48
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Cool banana
 
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I see here at the old Brisbane International terminal are 4 Skytrans Dash8 and Alliance F-100 are parked.

And this in from yahoo,
Planes seek cyclone refuge on Sun Coast
Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:04 EST
The Sunshine Coast Airport in south-east Queensland has become a shelter for aircraft escaping the pending onslaught of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi.

Four Dash 8 planes arrived on the Sunshine Coast from north Queensland last night to take shelter from the category five system.

Several more light planes are expected to fly in today.

Sunshine Coast Airport manager Peter Pallot says the planes do not have adequate shelter elsewhere.

"There are a number of medium to light aircraft evacuating the affected areas of the cyclone and relocating to airports such as the Sunshine Coast," he said.

"It's moving the aircraft out of danger, those that can't be hangered (sic) up in that, that very wide area affected by the cyclone."

Mr Pallot says the airport will serve as a shelter until it is safe for the aircraft to return to north Queensland.

"Obviously with the weather up north, aircraft are seeking a safer haven away from the ... destructive winds," he said.

"Sunshine Coast Airport is able to provide that to them and we're happy to accommodate them for as long as we need."

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