Australian Government Extends Aviation Support Schemes to Boost Domestic Services

Australian Government Extends Aviation Support Schemes to Boost Domestic Services
Qantas Airways plane takes off at Sydney Airport in Sydney on March 19, 2020. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian airlines are assured of the financial resources needed to sustain domestic air travel services until the end of December after the federal government announced an extension of its support to the sector to facilitate the nation’s economic recovery from the pandemic induced by the CCP virus.

In the meantime, Qantas Group and Virgin Australia have confirmed the suspension of their subsidised international flights from June 8 after their government-contracted rescue flights expired.