Federal Government to add 20 repatriation flights to bring Australians stranded abroad during coronavirus home

The Federal Government will schedule another 20 repatriation flights to bring stranded Australians home.

Mr Birmingham said the extra repatriation flights were "over and above" the existing caps on returning international travellers.

Labor said the "devastating" decision by Emirates to halt most flights to Australia was a consequence of the Federal Government's failure to take over responsibility for quarantining returned travellers.

Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong said it demonstrated the need for the Federal Government to establish a national quarantine program to bring more Australians home.