The new Virgin Australia boss, Jayne Hrdlicka, tells Elysse Morgan prices will stay low but more jobs could be on the line if JobKeeper payment is not extended.
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Around half of the airline’s 6,000 staff are currently stood down and on JobKeeper, which the Government has said will expire at the end of March.
Ms Hrdlicka says the airline, which last year was bought out of administration by private equity firm Bain Capital, will compete with Qantas and Jetstar and keep Rex at bay.
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