Copyright Photo: QANTAS Airways.

Sunstate Airlines’ (QANTAS Link) (Brisbane) 74-seat Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) VH-QOW (msn 4285) aircraft showcasing the images of the Taronga Western Plains Zoo animals was introduced yesterday (November 1) in Sydney to help promote regional tourism. The airliner is decorated with images of giraffes and rhinoceros.

The Bombardier Q400 aircraft in its wildlife livery was launched at a special debut event at the QANTAS Jet Base at Sydney Mascot that included a visit by Taronga’s wildlife outreach ZooMobile and the animals that help Zoo educators teach communities about the needs of wildlife.

The Taronga Western Plains Zoo is located in Dubbo, NSW. Formerly known as the Western Plains Zoo, it opened to the public on February 28, 1977, to provide more living and breeding space for large animals which needed more space than was available at the restricted Sydney site. The zoo is run by the Taronga Conservation Society (formerly Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales), along with the Taronga Zoo.

QANTAS Link operates 50 roundtrip flights each week between Sydney and Dubbo, providing easy access to Taronga Western Plains Zoo’s famous Zoofari Lodge wildlife Safari experience, along with access to the Orana region’s many attractions.