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Premium Content Subscriber only More than 11,000 half price flights to the Whitsundays have already been snapped up as part of the federal government s $1.2bn tourism and aviation package to boost struggling tourism destinations. In March, the government offered 800,000 half-price airfares to help a record number of Australians enjoy a holiday at home this year. The most popular routes so far for jetsetters were Melbourne to Hamilton Island (more than 2900 tickets sold) and Sydney to Hamilton Island (more than 7800 tickets sold). Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said planes in the air meant jobs on the ground. Australians are taking trips in large numbers with airlines reporting sales dwarfing previous records - our aviation industry is in a remarkable position compared to where it was just one year ago, Mr McCormack said.

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