The Western Australia capital is considered Singapore’s most popular destination, and Jetstar Asia says there is “considerable pent-up demand” for the route restart.

The ATSB’s final report into the incident found that two of the 787’s five downlock pins, which keep the landing gear in place during maintenance and towing, had not been removed from the aircraft’s main landing gear by ground crew.

From 13 December, the Federal Court will begin hearing evidence before deciding whether or not to order the reinstatement of the 2,000 Qantas ground workers, including baggage handlers and cleaners, whose roles were outsourced earlier in the year.

Rex has announced it will launch flights between Brisbane and Sydney in December, completing the airline's goal to service the so-called 'Golden Triangle' of Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane.