Half-price flights in $1.2b tourism rescue.
Half-price return flights to more than a dozen regional tourism destinations will be offered across Australia to save two ailing industries.
The Morrison government will on Thursday unveil its $1.2 billion tourism and aviation rescue package designed to ease the pain when JobKeeper wage subsidies end this month.
An estimated 800,000 government-subsidised tickets will be offered over the scheme's duration which includes the Easter and winter school holidays.
Airline tickets will be sold at half price to 800,000 travellers in a federal bid to help the tourism industry survive the pandemic by encouraging more Australians to book flights. https://t.co/8JuUfEhDGX
— The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) March 10, 2021