Qantas flight QF430 turned around after only reaching Bonnie Doon roughly 10 minutes into its flight and landed back at Tullamarine airport at 10:18 am.
The deal with the low-cost carrier means more than 250 new flights are available for booking across 21 routes, including Mumbai and Goa.
According to Cirium aviation, one in three domestic flights is delayed on average, worsening from the one in five flights from previous years.
The Hon Ed Husic, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, announced the release of $44 million worth of grants to assist Aussie companies in pursuing various research projects, with $3 million being contributed to Dovetail Electric Aviation.
It comes despite new Defence Minister Richard Marles raising doubts about the deal last year and stating it would be subject to a review process.
The ATSB report into the incident in February last year concluded VH-SEH struggled to clear the trees at the end of the runway after taking off in Seaview, Victoria.