Jobs will be at risk, flight prices may soar and regional areas will be under-serviced if the aviation industry doesnt get more help, Virgin Australia warns.
The airline, which went into voluntary administration in April and was then bought by US private equity firm Bain Capital, this week confirmed 350 corporate and head office staff would be sacked in coming months.
They form just part of 3000 workers a third of Virgin Australias staff let go under a restructure announced in August.
But Virgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka said there was a risk more jobs could be on the line if support for the aviation industry, including JobKeeper, was not extended beyond March.
It will be devastating, Ms Hrdlicka told a Senate committe…
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