The airline also confirmed that from Monday, 25 May, Australian passengers will be asked to wear mandatory face masks and crew to wear full PPE suits.
Chief Executive Ian Honnery said the new dates would provide “certainty” for sponsors, exhibitors and participants.
The airline said it will initially allow 150,000 “Airpoints Dollars” to be donated to KidsCan, Women’s Refuge and New Zealand Red Cross.
Indigo Partners’ Bill Franke has suggested that a shift towards a low-cost model could allow Virgin Australia to bounce back from administration. Franke co-founded Indigo, which recently emerged as one of four suitors short-listed for the Virgin Australia sale. The company specialises in investment in low-cost carriers (LCCs), maintaining stakes in both Frontier Airlines and
The federal government has reportedly rejected a request from the Queensland government to provide Virgin Australia with short-term funding. The Australian Financial Review reported on 20 May that the Palaszczuk government first approached Canberra on Monday, looking to strike a deal to inject much-needed cash into proceedings. If successful, the deal would have provided administrators
A spat between state politicians in NSW and Queensland has escalated in recent days, with senior officials in disagreement as to when the states’ shared border should be reopened. Speaking to ABC News Breakfast on Monday, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk hinted that Queensland could remain closed to interstate arrivals through to September. This content is