 In March 2020, Virgin Australia halted all flights from international sector and in early April 2020, all domestic flights except for some services from Sydney to Melbourne due to the COVID-19 pandemic with 8,000 staff would be stood down.After a request for $1.4 billion in assistance from the Federal Government was rejected, in April 2020 Virgin Australia Holdings was placed in voluntary administration with Deloitte appointed as administrator.It continued to trade whilst Deloitte sought to sell the business, with Bain Capital, BGH Capital, Cyrus Capital Partners and Indigo Partners shortlisted to bid.