Originally Posted by
wheels_down
It’s not all about propping you Qantas and Virgin. The tickets are about boosting the local destinations at the other end. Qantas and Virgin are getting subsidies for Airport charges, training and maintenance.
If people are stood down because of certain states making certain decisions, well then those states can pay the wages of stood down staff.
As I said, border closures will be a thing of the past. The government never shuts up about jobs, I can't see how this policy keeps them.