In February 2021 there were about 25,800 arrival trips into Australia. 11,500 of these were Australian citizens returning home, and 14,320 being foreign citizens.
During the COVID-19 restrictions there are caps on the numbers of passengers coming into Australian airports from overseas. … Read the rest
Question:
I have been perusing different websites re when and where to quarantine on a connecting flight. (its too early to find out as we are not going to fly any time soon, but I thought to get as much info now so that when the time comes we are … Read the rest
Victoria is set to re-open Hotel quarantine and allow international arrivals again, from 8th April 2021.
Victoria is expected to permit 800 people per week to arrive in Melbourne from 8th April 2021.
This will increase to 1,120 per week from the 15th April 2021.
People in hotel quarantine will … Read the rest
On the 11th March 2021, Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed that Australia was on track to reopening its borders by October 2021.
His words included: “That’s our hope and that’s our expectation“.
It is not a guarantee, and it will come … Read the rest
The Australian government has extended the emergency travel ban by an additional three months.
It is still considered that the rest of the world “continues to pose an unacceptable public health risk” to Australian borders.
Australian Health Minister, Greg Hunt, issued a statement … Read the rest
News reports are showing that Qantas has re-opened its flight schedules, for almost all international Qantas flights, from 1st July 2021.
However, this might not be as clear cut as it seems.
The Federal Government, being critical of the Qantas … Read the rest
International arrivals into Australia will still need to go into hotel quarantine even if they have had a COVID vaccine.
The main reason for this is that the vaccination is not guaranteed to stop a person from carrying, and therefore transmitting, the virus.
The vaccination appears to only stop most … Read the rest
2,200 more overseas arrivals per week.
Australia has increased the number of overseas arrivals being allowed to enter Australia to 6,300 per week, from the current 4,100 per week.
This will take effect from the 15th February 2021.
The National Cabinet has said that getting Australians back home is a … Read the rest
Emirates has confirmed it is suspending all its flights leaving the United Kingdom indefinitely.
The last flights are the following on 29th January 2021.
EK 08 to Dubai from London Heathrow
EK 02 to Dubai from London Heathrow
EK 40 to Dubai from … Read the rest
There are many reports in the news about people trying for months to get a flight into Australia during the coronavirus travel ban period.
With Australia only permitting a low number of passengers entering the country, due to quarantine … Read the rest
