1/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
Stunning pics: Planes grounded in Brisbane
The shutdown of most of Australia’s aviation industry, and crisis gripping Virgin Australia, has turned Brisbane Airport into a parking lot for jetliners.
2/34Grounded Jetstar Airways aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
3/34Grounded QantasLink aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
4/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
5/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
6/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
7/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Dan Peled/AAP
8/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
9/34Grounded Qantas aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
10/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
11/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
12/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
13/34Grounded Jetstar aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
14/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Jono Searle/Getty Images
15/34Grounded Qantas aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
16/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
17/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
18/34Grounded Jetstar aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
19/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
20/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
21/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
22/34Grounded Jetstar aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
23/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
24/34Virgin Australia aircraft are seen parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
25/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
26/34Grounded Qantas aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
27/34Virgin Australia aircraft parked on the tarmac at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Patrick Hamilton/AFP
28/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
29/34A grounded Virgin planeat Brisbane Airport. Picture: Jono Searle/Getty Images
30/34Grounded Qantas aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
31/34Grounded Qantas aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
32/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
33/34Grounded Virgin aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
34/34Grounded Jetstar aircraft parked at Brisbane Airport. Picture: Darren England/AAP
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