Jake Nelson

The airline’s deputy chairman, John Sharp, said it was “as plain as the nose on your face” that the Flying Kangaroo was “cancelling sufficient flights to remain within the 80-20 rule”.

Speaking at a media roundtable at the International Air Transport Association’s annual general meeting in Istanbul, incoming Qantas CEO and current CFO Vanessa Hudson said premiums on Project Sunrise would at least be similar to those on the current Perth to London route.

The Histopath clinic at Sydney Airport, which has swabbed more than 500,000 passengers since it opened in December 2020, ceased operations on Tuesday after demand slowed to a trickle.

It comes after the ACCC on Monday argued larger airlines “can exploit” the rules to stifle competition from smaller carriers, while Sydney Airport itself agreed the system doesn’t work.

The aeromedical charity will receive $586.1 million over the next decade, including $18.3 million for a newly-built for-purpose hangar at Sunshine Coast Airport’s new Aerospace Precinct, which LifeFlight says is the most significant regional infrastructure project in its 44-year history and capable of housing two AW139 rescue helicopters and one Challenger 604 Air Ambulance jet.

Starting on 16 June, the Vietnamese low-cost carrier will operate two return flights per week using A330 aircraft, departing Ho Chi Minh City in the morning and arriving at Brisbane in the evening (local time) before returning to Ho Chi Minh City overnight.