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The airline said that while it’s extending staff stand-downs, it had scope to restart some services at “relatively short notice”.
The prospect of Trans-Tasman flights restarting moved a step closer after it was confirmed New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will dial into Australia’s National Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
A 30-year Qantas veteran currently undergoing radiotherapy for cancer is among a group of workers taking the airline to the Federal Court today to try and reverse its decision to deny sick leave during stand down.
Peter Dutton has talked up a so-called “trans-Tasman bubble” that would allow international flights to resume between New Zealand and Australia.
Qantas shares spiked within minutes of Virgin Australia entering voluntary administration on Tuesday morning -- but have subsequently slumped after interest grew in acquiring its rival.
Fifteen airlines have signed up to a new initiative that will see the government partially underwrite agriculture and fisheries airfreight routes previously cut off by the coronavirus crisis.
