18 fishermen arrived in New Zealand from Russia and Ukraine, each having tested negative for COVID-19 up to three days prior to boarding their aircraft.
But, from new tests carried out during quarantine, their new results were positive for COVID-19.… Read the rest
175 Australians in the UK were able to board the Qantas QF110 flight, one of eight repatriation flights chartered by the Federal Government, and will arrive home in Australia today.
Each passenger is tested three times for coronavirus. About 2 days before departure, just before boarding the plane and again … Read the rest
Working out the chances of getting a travel ban exemption is not easy, but it looks like it might be about 1 in 5, or worse, from the information that I have seen.
UPDATE: See Bottom of Page for recent accurate … Read the rest
With the travel bubble now in place for New Zealanders arriving in Australia, it is important for them to know that not all of the states in Australia are in their “Travel Bubble”.
Those who travel on to Tasmania, South Australia and West … Read the rest
Eight Qantas repatriation flights are being arranged to bring people home from London, New Delhi and Johannesburg over coming weeks.
These flights will assist in allowing 5,000 extra people to be able to complete their 14 days’ mandatory quarantine at the Howard … Read the rest
The Australian government has agreed to allow another 2,000 Australians the ability to return home each week, by increasing the weekly limit from 4,000 to 6,000 per week.
From 27 September, NSW will allow an extra 500 Australians the ability to return home to NSW, each week.
From the same … Read the rest
Flight Centre CEO Graham Turner is spearheading a campaign to fully open the QLD-NSW Border.
Mr Turner said there was no reason to keep the border shut, because outbreaks in Queensland and New South Wales were being managed well.
Only a few people have managed to get through the border, … Read the rest
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has slammed Queensland over it’s border closure, and questioned why the Queensland border remains shut with low COVID-19 numbers.
One answer might be: Because Queensland wants to KEEP the … Read the rest
Malaysia Airlines is the latest airline to reduce or stop flights into Australia.
This news from executivetraveller.com
Malaysia Airlines halts flights to Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth until March 2021.
Due to the limitation of passengers allowed to fly into Australia the current flights are “not commercially viable”.
However, the airline … Read the rest
National Cabinet update on the cap for international arrivals into Australia.
4th September 2020
National Cabinet conducted its fortnightly review of international air arrival passenger caps and agreed to boost the capacity for international arrivals where possible, supporting more Australians to come home from overseas.
National Cabinet noted that NSW … Read the rest
