The first airport in Antarctica, Sir Hubert Wilkins Airport, has opened and has received its first flight, an A319 aircraft carrying Australian government officials and scientists from Hobart. It landed at the 4km long ice runway after a 4.5hrs flight. The airport will receive weekly scheduled service from Hobart from October to March (during the summer months of Southern Hemisphere) in future. However, the flights are not available to be booked by public and will only carry scientists who work in Antarctica.

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