The Flying Kangaroo will supplement the new route with a codeshare agreement with India’s largest domestic carrier, giving customers one-stop access to 50 Indian cities.

It follows Sydney Airport chief executive Geoff Culbert similarly highlighting “inexperienced passengers” for the travel chaos seen around the country.

The business is expecting 24,000 passengers to fly on Easter Monday – more than the all-time record set in the aftermath of the city’s Commonwealth Games in 2018.

The report into the December 2020 incident concluded the adverse conditions or potentially “inappropriate” pilot actions led to the helicopter’s rotor blade colliding with its main rotor shaft.