Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines have received the green light from the consumer watchdog to expand their partnership to cover 41 regional domestic routes and two short-range international routes.
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Domestic airlines look for growth opportunities amid continuing challenges
Australia’s domestic airlines are gradually recovering from historically low passenger numbers, but snap border closures continue to create challenges for the industry.
The ACCC’s third Airline Competition in Australia report, released today, shows total passenger numbers for December 2020 were 41 per cent of pre-COVID numbers, up from the 13 per cent of pre-pandemic levels reported in September 2020.
The gradual recovery of the industry over the quarter to December 2020 meant air traffic also started to return to pre-pandemic domestic patterns. While intrastate routes accounted for the vast majority of passengers throughout 2020 because of closed borders, 69 per cent of passengers in December 2020 flew on interstate routes, up from 26 per cent in September 2020.
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Australia to Aid Ailing Tourism With 800,000 Half-Price Flights
Jason Scott and Angus Whitley, Bloomberg News An aircraft operated by Qantas Airways Ltd. s low-cost unit Jetstar Airways prepares to land at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Qantas is scheduled to release earnings results on Feb. 25. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) Australiaâs government will subsidize 800,000 half-price air fares as part of a A$1.2 billion ($920 million) package to prop up the nationâs ailing tourism industry.
To run from April 1 to July 31, the discounted fares are designed to help tourism-dependent regions and should support airlines, hotels and hospitality venues, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement. The package, to be formally announced on Thursday, also includes further support for the international aviation industry, and will expand a government-backed