
Virgin adds 600 new jobs, seven new aircraft as Aussies return to the skies
Virgin will hire an additional 600 people, return all its stood-down workers and buy an additional seven new aircraft as it puts the worst of the pandemic behind it.
Virgin will hire an additional 600 people, return all its stood-down workers and buy an additional seven new aircraft as it puts the worst of the pandemic behind it.
A Qantas plan which may have seen flights between Australia and Japan resume sooner than expected has been blocked due to concerns about competition.
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Ahead of the state budget, Deputy Premier Steven Miles and Treasurer Cameron Dick have told their departments to use taxpayer funds to create private sector jobs.
Virgin Australia has announced a recruitment drive and Qantas has reported booming demand for domestic and New Zealand travel that will see it increase capacity sooner than forecast.
More than 800 Virgin ground crew have been stood down because of the impact of COVID-19 on the travel industry, according to the Transport Workers Union.
Virgin Australia will start direct services between Adelaide and the Sunshine Coast and expand services to Cairns, Hamilton Island, Whitsunday Coast (Proserpine), Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast in time for Easter.