The QF & SQ charter flights are not subsidised, nor should they be.
The QF 787’s make sense to Darwin as that’s the range, as we no without project Sunraisier there is no machine for Europe to East Coast.
SQ to Hobart and Canberra make sense as they fly from Singapore with transit pax from around the globe.
Passengers pay their way with Business, Premium & Economy fares as such.
Howard Springs there was talk of ramping up to 1000, that should happen pronto.