JUST IN: Virgin Australia will resume flying an underwritten minimal domestic schedule to transport passengers and keep freight corridors open during the COVID-19 pandemic. 9News
The new arrangements will last for eight weeks with the government set to undertake a review which will determine if more support is needed.
"We want to see Virgin continue, we want to see two airlines in the domestic market, but we're not in the business of owning an airline," he said. "I'm aware that there are many market-based options that are currently being pursued, and I would wish those discussions every success," he told reporters in Canberra.
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