The airline also announced seats will now be kept free between travelling groups, food and drink will not be served on board and lounges and valet parking will close.
Qatar Airways has announced it will resume flights from New Zealand on 14 August for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
New Zealand’s Winston Peters has said his country has run into Australia's "roadblock of federalism" and shouldn't be held back by "slowest mover" states.
Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand could “commence as early as September”, according to a travel industry group comprising of experts from both countries. The Trans-Tasman Safe Border Group is made up of representatives from 11 government agencies, six airports, two airlines, as well as a host of aviation, biosecurity and medical experts. This
Interstate domestic flights will return in July, and possibly earlier, under a three-stage plan to lift coronavirus restrictions in Australia.
Air New Zealand will reduce many of its trans-Tasman services to just two flights a week and has suspended some altogether, despite suggesting yesterday no routes would be axed.