Hannah Dowling

The news will add over 4,000 seats per month between Adelaide and Launceston, with three return services per week, as well as 6,000 seats per month between the South Australia capital and Darwin, with four return services per week.

Rumours have continued to swirl that Virgin Australia will follow rival Qantas’ lead and stand down over 1000 employees as a result of ongoing lockdowns and border closures across the country.

One of the Australian Olympic athletes involved in last week’s drunken and “rowdy” Japan Airlines flight home from the Tokyo Olympics has denied any wrongdoing on behalf of the team, according to reports.

With a starting bid of 350,000 points, bids have already jumped an additional 850,000 as Qantas customers battle it out to take home what Qantas calls a “priceless piece of Qantas memorabilia”.

The deal to move the location of arrivals processing was made off the back of advice from Australia’s chief nurse, who raised concerns about processing lines of arrivals at the RAAF base during Darwin’s wet season.

A judge has deemed that it as “unworkable” to expect the 2000 Qantas ground handlers whose roles were outsourced will be reinstated, and hinted the appeals process could drag on for years.