To be fair, Aussies were expecting to be able to travel to New Zealand by now, but the closest we can get is watching Flight of the Conchords while sipping a pinot noir from the Marlborough region.

Qantas’ chief has taken a spin around Melbourne’s Airport prescient to see if it fits the bill as the airline’s new headquarters, just before another big job cut announcement.

The Middle Eastern carrier has axed a number of executive positions to create a leaner team so it can survive the global pandemic.

Virgin Australia’s imminent emergence out of administration continues to take shape, with the embattled airline flagging more redundancies.

It’s sad news for Booking.com staff today, with the OTA forced to cull its headcount as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.

Speculation had begun to swirl that this big announcement from Qantas was about to drop, and now it has – with an almighty thud.

Air France will go ahead as planned and cut almost 1000 jobs under the first part of a restructuring plan that triggered violent protests.