Domestic flights are beginning to return to the skies in Asia

That said, don’t book your vacation just yet.

Many of those flights are subsidized by the federal government and are intended solely to move cargo. While some allow public reservations, others only issue tickets to emergency personnel or essential staff who must get around.

Treat these flights as a dress rehearsal for the gradual recovery of the aviation industry.

Meanwhile, Qantas has resumed some domestic flights between the country’s major cities Australiaprovided that they form a part of a “minimum national and regional network” guaranteed by the national government.

“The second busiest route is Melbourne to Sydney [air] route in the world,” explains a Qantas spokesman CNN. “We usually do five flights an hour, and now we do seven times a week.”

Currently, these flights are reserved for emergency personnel and personal individuals cannot purchase tickets. However, they keep the planes within the air and the pilots in practice, which is a vital step towards returning the airline to full service.

“They are not commercially viable. We are still a long way from introducing unrestricted travel between Australian states,” the spokesperson continued, noting that Qantas estimates that leisure flights between Australian states are prone to resume in mid-June.