Australian Aviation

The airport revealed the numbers travelling through were 1,489,000, up 30 per cent from March and almost double December’s Christmas high of 659,000.

BARA also suggested the debate must shift to how much “risk” the country is willing to accept when restrictions end, which it says is “far more useful” than a binary argument of open or closed.

The airline made the announcement alongside revealing plans to five new services and significantly increase frequency across its network, including by 30 per cent on the ‘Golden Triangle’.

Jayne Hrdlicka said on Thursday she accepts her “some people may die” border comments were hurtful and would “choose different words” if she had her time again.

Qantas said the snap three-day lockdown in Perth in April alone cost the company $15 million in revenue, while a similar lockdown in Brisbane cost $29 million.

The flag carrier said it would offer voluntary redundancy to some international cabin crew, following the news that it has pushed back its intentions to restart long-haul services until at least December.