By aviation writer Scott Mayman

There’s praise for Qantas and its reduced cancellations involving Canberra flights.

The turnaround follows a very public campaign by Canberra Airport’s CEO Stephen Byron who called for improvement by the airline.

Today, he described the improvement as “fantastic”.

He praised the work of the new Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson, saying the airline was committed to addressing the rate of cancellations and has delivered.

Last year, Qantas’ Canberra flights were seen as the worst in Australia for cancellations. But that’s all changed, with the Canberra-to-Sydney schedule now being seen as one of the best.