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Seven more Qantas crew members who worked on a flight from Chile to Sydney but didn’t undertake quarantine have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number to 11.
Four Qantas cabin crew who worked on a flight from Chile and were exempt from going into quarantine have subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.
Virgin Australia ramped up its lobbying for a bailout by placing a full-page advert in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph warning of the dangers of a Qantas monopoly.
Qantas and Virgin will resume limited international flights to Australia from London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Auckland after agreeing to a repatriation deal with the government.
The NSW workplace safety authority has announced its launching a formal investigation into Qantas suspending a worker who raised concerns about staff being exposed to coronavirus.
The chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has publicly leant his support to Virgin Australia, which is currently seeking a bailout.
