
Govt props up airline routes as Virgin fights to survive
Qantas and Virgin will get federal government backing to operate key domestic routes between major cities and regional centres after coronavirus restrictions crippled the aviation industry.
Qantas and Virgin will get federal government backing to operate key domestic routes between major cities and regional centres after coronavirus restrictions crippled the aviation industry.
Qantas will more than double its flights to bushfire-hit Kangaroo Island in the wake of regional carrier Rex this week announcing it would axe the route – but the increased flights won’t kick in until July.
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