Virgin Australia

The 2 airlines can start marketing and selling 28 weekly scheduled return flights between Doha and Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney.

Rex has dropped big city routes amid the airline’s administration crisis.

The codeshare agreement will allow Virgin Australia passengers to access an unlimited number of seats on Air New Zealand, subject to availability.

This is not a decision I have taken lightly, but the last four years have been heavy lifting across the organisation during the toughest of times.