Compensation for sacked Qantas workers delayed by months

The news is likely to have significant ramifications for long-haul travel into Australia, given the tie-up with Virgin is a major incentive for customers to book travel with Etihad. Abu Dhabi itself offers onward connections to more than 130 destinations.

The Flying Kangaroo has had the route to itself post-COVID, with the latest data from the Department of Transport showing it boasted load factors of 90 per cent outbound – its fourth-highest for an international destination. 

Hall Chadwick argued in its report to creditors that funding from the Miami-based investment firm, on which Bonza relied to keep operating, was “not sufficient to meet the company’s operational requirements”.