Air New Zealand is now allowing passengers to sit in the middle seat after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern scrapped social distancing on public transport.
The TWU gathered outside Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce’s private home to protest against the airline’s proposal to outsource 2,500 ground handling jobs.
Virgin has introduced more generous booking flexibility than Qantas in a bid to entice travellers to fly domestically despite border uncertainty.
Qantas has also urged employees to sign a petition that argues border controls should be “risk-assessed” against an agreed definition of a hotspot.
Qantas said it will launch a new Brisbane-Port Macquarie service – but only when Queensland reveals a date for dropping its hard border with NSW.
Air New Zealand has blamed the resurgence of COVID-19 for its decision to send 777s to desert boneyards in Roswell, New Mexico and Victorville, California.