Four Qantas cabin crew who worked on a flight from Chile and were exempt from going into quarantine have subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.
Virgin Australia ramped up its lobbying for a bailout by placing a full-page advert in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph warning of the dangers of a Qantas monopoly.
Qantas and Virgin will resume limited international flights to Australia from London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Auckland after agreeing to a repatriation deal with the government.
The NSW workplace safety authority has announced its launching a formal investigation into Qantas suspending a worker who raised concerns about staff being exposed to coronavirus.
Five more Qantas baggage handlers working in Adelaide Airport were diagnosed with coronavirus on Wednesday, on top of the six confirmed cases the day before.
Foreign minister Marise Payne has confirmed the government is in talks with Qantas to schedule a second flight to Peru to bring Australians home.