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Wellcamp quarantine facility to forge ahead without PM’s approval
/ | 6 Comments on Wellcamp quarantine facility to forge ahead without PM’s approvalConstruction is now already underway, with the first 500 beds to be available by the end of this year. The facility will be entirely completed by March next year, according to the Wagners.
Read moreQantas to return five A380s to service ‘ahead of schedule’
/ | 6 Comments on Qantas to return five A380s to service ‘ahead of schedule’In total, Qantas expects 10 of its 12 A380s to be back to performing regularly scheduled services by early 2024, while the remaining two are to be retired.
Read moreInternational borders to open in December, says Qantas
/ | 7 Comments on International borders to open in December, says QantasFrom mid-December, Qantas and Jetstar will reinstate international schedules between Australia and low-risk countries, including Singapore, the US, Japan, the UK, Canada and Fiji.
Read moreQantas may ditch Perth for non-stop flights to London over border policy
/ | 13 Comments on Qantas may ditch Perth for non-stop flights to London over border policyThe flag carrier noted that non-stop flights between Australia and London are likely to “be in even higher demand” following the COVID pandemic and could see Darwin as a new key transit point between Australia and Europe.
Read moreGoogle drones deliver 1,200 hot chickens in Queensland
/ | 1 Comment on Google drones deliver 1,200 hot chickens in QueenslandThe tech giant revealed the surprising fact as it marked two years of service in the south-west Queensland city, which it has dubbed “the drone delivery capital of the world”.
Read moreQantas posts $1.8bn loss despite seeing $1.1bn in government aid
/Qantas has posted an underlying loss before tax of $1.83 billion, due to “diabolical” operating conditions and sudden border closures in the second half of the financial year.
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