The Virgin Australia Group will let customers move its flights forward for free so they can avoid border restrictions set to come into effect in the coming days.
The Qantas and Virgin groups have hinted they’ll make further cuts to their domestic schedule after a series of travel bans and restrictions.
Qantas Group shares rebounded to $2.65 at one point on Friday, as investors backed the airline despite the previous day's huge cuts.
Alan Joyce has warned Scott Morrison not to nationalise Virgin Australia despite the coronavirus crisis threatening its business.
The Federal government has announced that $715 million in fees and industry levies for Australian airlines will be waived in a relief package aimed to help them through major hits to tourism from global COVID-19 travel bans.
The Virgin Australia Group has suspended all international flights from 30 March to 14 June, and will reduce domestic capacity by 50 per cent for the same time period.