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Subscriber only The government has spruiked its support of Australia s aviation industry but resisted calls to extend its half-price airfare program in this year s federal budget. Some 660,000 tickets out of the total 800,000 have already been sold, with Cairns, Hobart, Adelaide and the Gold Coast among the most popular destinations. There are now 3284 weekly flights along Australia s major domestic routes, about 90 per cent of its pre-COVID activity. At the lowest point of the industry - mid April last year - just 123 planes made it into the air. The Gold Coast has been one of the most popular destinations with travellers buying half-price tickets.