The TWU’s national secretary, Michael Kaine, said that situation is likely to “inevitably” change if NSW restrictions continue before its planned end next week.
A meeting of the national cabinet on Thursday morning also agreed on a pathway out of the COVID pandemic that will feature a trial of swapping hotel quarantine for one-week home isolation for the vaccinated.
The ABF has rebuffed newspaper reports that obtained data from Inbound Passenger Cards suggesting thousands of people were findings ways around Australia’s closed border.
CASA has announced pets will be allowed to travel with passengers in the aircraft cabin from December, but major airlines are divided as to whether they will change their internal policies to allow animals to travel.
The union has made the intervention after further Virgin Australia flights were designated as COVID exposure sites on Wednesday.
The airline confirmed it has signed a letter of intent with a lessor for the lease of two additional 737-800NG aircraft, which it hopes to see delivered in August this year, and enter service in September.