NIne Group newspapers/websites ('SMH', 'Brisbane Times' and so on) have a major story this morning (Sunday 16 February) about how international companies are restricting or disallowing business travel, and how ''Qantas and
Virgin Australia are in the firing line' as in lower demand for seats.
This builds upon what AFFers like dajop (who said he had to obtain permission to fly MEL to BNE) have previously said.
The airlines are largely mute on how advance bookings are going, presumably because they don't like their competitors to know and also if they disclose this, it creates a herd-like effect of other companies, government organisations or individuals harbouring thoughts about 'health risk' and hence bookings decline further.