Interstate domestic flights will return in July, and possibly earlier, under a three-stage plan to lift coronavirus restrictions in Australia.

The airline said that while it’s extending staff stand-downs, it had scope to restart some services at “relatively short notice”.

Virgin Australia has appeared to lay the groundwork for its wholly-owned subsidiary Tigerair Australia unit to potentially resume international operations.

Virgin Australia has raised the proposed codeshare agreement between Air New Zealand and Qantas with Australia's competition watchdog, chief executive John Borghetti says.