It is pretty much what QF are doing with the repat charters to Darwin is it not? Problem is they are few and far between.
I read the last flight had 144 pax, previously 172 pax?
The limit is Howard Springs not having capacity. It is currently at 600? Looking to go to 850? It is a 3000 bed facility so why not ramp up staff and logistics and use it? It’s there, it’s built. There are also other ex worker camps around the country that could be utilised. Get the inbound charters to use the facilities.
Keep the required airlines coming with a handful of pax, cargo and outbound options.
The above immediately reduces the amount of pax requiring capital city quarantine, thus in less numbers it would be less risk?
QF, JQ and Virgin would love the 1000+ people a week coming out of quarantine and needing to get a domestic flight south.
In a situation like the above everyone is a winner.