Jake Nelson

The airport saw 5.6 million domestic travellers in 2023–24, up more than 210,000 on the previous high-water mark, as well as 706,000 international travellers. Sydney and Melbourne routes to the Gold Coast were among the five busiest in the country.

The woman reportedly collapsed on board VA308 from Brisbane to Melbourne at around 9:30am, with medical experts administering CPR in-flight.

Australian Aviation understands that passengers on a QantasLink flight from Kingscote – an unscreened airport – were able to enter Adelaide Airport without proper screening at around 11am.

The halt follows a story published in The Australian over the weekend claiming that Rex had called in a “turnaround team” from big four accounting firm Deloitte and that the airline has been having trouble turning a profit in its domestic jet operations.

The airport in northern NSW will be moving to controlled airspace next year, which Airservices says is part of its plan to foster “sustainable aviation growth” while modernising airspace at regional airports.

Qantas, Virgin, Jetstar, Air New Zealand, Delta and British Airways are among 16 airlines that could be hit with cancellations and delays next Wednesday, as all are serviced at Sydney by Ampol.