Qantas sculpts plane out of sand to mark return to Gold Coast

Qantas is building a life-sized aircraft out of sand in a publicity stunt to mark its return to the Gold Coast.

Qantas suspended flights to Gold Coast in 2008, making way for its low-cost carrier JetStar.

The sand sculpture, which takes the shape of a Qantas B737-800 with a flight deck, six rows of seats, pilots and passengers, is being sculpted at Customs House, Circular Quay in Sydney.

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