Airlines’ baggage handlers and check-in attendants will not miss out on a major federal government aviation support package after Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s office clarified the scheme’s eligibility rules.

The Retaining Domestic Airline Capability scheme, which is intended to help aviation workers ineligible for other coronavirus payments, was announced just a day before Qantas revealed on Tuesday it plans to stand 2500 staff down because of lockdowns and border closures.

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