The five-seater Beechcraft Baron 58, registered VH-WQE, was enabled by a $1.8 million grant from the Federal Government, and will bolster Little Wings’ capacity to support sick children.

The consumer watchdog said it believed the deal, which began in 2015, would now provide the airlines with the “opportunity and incentive to increase prices” as international aviation bounces back post-COVID-19.

While Jetstar operates flights from Adelaide to Denpasar, Adelaide has not seen a Qantas-branded international service since the Flying Kangaroo ended its Singapore route in 2013, a situation Premier Malinauskas labelled a “disappointing state of play” at a press conference on Wednesday.

Brisbane is expecting 1.65 million people through its terminals over the two-week period, with 70,000 on 29 September alone, while Melbourne is tipping an average of 100,000 passengers per day, including 110,000 on 15 September.