Qantas loss totals $1.08 billion amid COVID-19 pandemic

Qantas had put tickets to most international destinations on sale from July 1 this year, sparking a warning from the federal government there was no guarantee anyone could enter or leave the country by then.

Mr Joyce said he pushed the start date back to October as the threshold for opening borders shifted from “heard immunity” to the full vaccination of the population.

“We’re in close consultation with government, and if things change, so will our dates,” he said. “But with the…