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.
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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
According to news.com.au, more than 23,000 Australians are stuck overseas due to coronavirus border restrictions, and want to come home.
One of these, a dual citizen, Dutch-Australian man Pieter den Heten, stranded in Amsterdam for six months, has created a map and website to show the extent of where … Read the rest
To clear the backlog of bumped passengers, both Air New Zealand and Qatar Airways have stopped taking new bookings on their flights to Australia.
This is because they already have too many passengers booked, and they need to clear the backlog before … Read the rest
Qatar Airways will resume flights from Doha to Adelaide on 16 August 2020.
Singapore Airlines will resume flights from Singapore to Perth on 18 August 2020.
Both airlines will now be flying to Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Neither airline can currently carry … Read the rest
Restrictions on international arrivals into Australia are set to remain in place for “some months”.
7th August 2020:
In a statement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, at the national cabinet, he said: “We also agreed that international travel constraints on inbound arrivals to Australia should be continued in their current … Read the rest
Overseas arrivals in Sydney will be capped at 350 passengers per day from 12.01am Monday 20 July 2020.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said: “Our number one priority is the health and safety of the people of NSW, and this new cap will help us protect our state from COVID-19.” … Read the rest
Western Australia is barring people from Victoria from entering unless they fall into highly restrictive categories of travellers.
Queensland will completely close its border to visitors from Victoria from midday Friday amid state’s coronavirus outbreak. Residents returning home to Queensland who have been in Victoria will be required to hotel … Read the rest
The online portal enabling members of the public to apply for the Queensland Border Declaration Pass is now live, (link at end of post).
The completed declaration is a requirement for everyone including Queensland residents who are returning to Queensland as of midday on Friday, July 3.
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