Sydney Airport’s domestic passenger traffic slumped more than 70 per cent in January as states closed their borders due to COVID resurgence.
As a result of COVID restrictions, the happy couple wore masks and didn’t kiss until they disembarked the aircraft in Sydney.
Virgin is to expand its capacity over Easter despite the continued uncertainly over border closures.
The new deal allows the two airlines to collaborate on flights between China and Australia until March 2023.
Australia’s Health Minister Greg Hunt made the announcement on Monday by stating that “the eagle has landed” after the aircraft delivered 142,000 doses.
Health Minister Greg Hunt has argued the country has a duty to help bring Australians home after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews questioned the practice.