The airline will also bring back earlier than planned two of its Airbus A380 aircraft and is in discussions with Boeing about accelerating the delivery of three new 787 Dreamliners, which have been in storage for most of the pandemic.
The faster ramp up follows the Federal and NSW governments’ confirmation that international borders would reopen from 1 November and the decision by the NSW Government to remove quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated arrivals, which significantly increases travel demand.
These decisions – together with plans for the reopening of other domestic borders – support the return to work by early December 2021 of all Qantas and Jetstar workers based in Australia and New Zealand who are currently stood down.
The news that up to 11,000 Qantas and Jetstar workers would be be reinstated nationwide was welcomed by Premier Dominic Perrottet.
“I’m thrilled for every single Qantas employee who is returning to work. What this means for them and their families can’t be underestimated,” Mr Perrottet said.
“I’d like to especially thank those airline workers who worked on the frontline of our vaccine rollout in recent months.
“This announcement means our tourism industry is roaring down the runway and is ready for take-off while the Government’s Economic Recovery Strategy is taking effect.”
Australian Tourism Export Council Managing Director Peter Shelley said the Qantas announcement was another strong sign Australia was on the path to reopening, offering hope to the thousands of tourism businesses who had been without an income since March 2020.
“While this move is about getting Australians back home and families back together, it will also help the industry to open up and fine tune services for the resumption of full-scale travel,” Mr Shelley said.
“We congratulate Qantas on their leadership and the Australian community on their uptake in vaccinations which has helped to get us to this point earlier than expected and look forward to announcements by the Federal Government on the date we can welcome back international travelers."
The NSW Government has commenced discussions with Qantas about support for some of its international services to Sydney through the Government’s recently announced $60 million Aviation Attraction Fund.
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