The business revealed the numbers travelling through were 596,000, up significantly from 196,000 in January and close to the December high of 659,000.
The carrier will operate flights between Auckland and Hobart as soon as a two-way trans-Tasman bubble starts.
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has suggested Victoria only received one destination in the government’s cheap plane ticket financial package because of its snap lockdowns.
The industry groups representing airports, national airlines and regional aviation have all backed the government’s financial packages to replace JobKeeper.
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport and the Qantas Pilot Academy opened its doors to the next generation of women in aviation, to encourage girls to get involved in the industry.
The results compare to a $403 million profit the year prior and have been blamed on COVID causing passenger traffic to fall 75 per cent.