Travelled SYD MEL on April 13 and it was a pretty full flight, with many of the rows in at least the front half of the aircraft 3 abreast. Kind of expected that to be the case as VA had just reduced their whole operation to one MEL SYD MEL a day. Pax beside me thought that there were some on board who had just completed mandatory 14 days in hotel quarantine after returning from overseas, so at least they should not have been carriers.
Big worry was that the flight was to MEL where the authorities believe that a $1000+ fine for individuals deemed to be breaking the social distancing rules is the way to go, and the majority of us, if not all, spent the whole hour and a bit well inside the 1.5 metre bubble.
The Press reported that a QF flight to BNE on the same day had a passenger test positive for Covid 19. Those in the nearby seats are now in 14 days isolation, as I am told first hand.
End of the day social distance when you can, but there will be times you simply can’t.
Risk you take when you sit in a narrow body tube with up to 180 plus other people.