Virgin and Qantas have now stopped passengers sitting next to each other in order to improve social distancing onboard.

The government has granted approval for Sydney Airport to use the shortest of its three runways to store grounded aircraft.

Australian Aviation outlines the full list of government backed domestic services, which can be booked through the usual channels, here.  

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has played down speculation the government could bail out Virgin, and urged its shareholders to step in.