New South Wales will further reduce its limit on overseas arrivals into the state by another 50% off the already halved cap, from 8 September 2021. The announcement was made by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian during yesterday’s COVID-19 update. Ms Berejiklian said that the decision was made so essential staff could be redirected from hotel … Continued
The Australian government has informed international airlines flying into Australia that the reduced inbound arrival caps will be extended until at least the end of October 2021. Last month, the government halved the maximum number of people allowed to arrive in Australia on commercial flights to just over 3,000 per week. At the time of last … Continued
Australian citizens and permanent residents who normally live overseas will no longer be exempt from the Australian government’s outbound travel ban from 11 August 2021. As Travel Daily has reported, federal Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt has made an amendment to the legislative instrument that was implemented in March 2020 to Australians … Continued
For Australians stranded overseas, it has never been harder or more expensive to get home. It’s also never been harder for the international airlines trying to repatriate Australians. The Australian government’s extremely low international arrival caps haven’t just locked out many tens of thousands of Australian citizens who are desperate to come home. The caps have … Continued
Earlier this year, the Australian government made 800,000 half-price domestic plane tickets available as part of its Tourism Aviation Network Support (TANS) program. Many of the half-price seats sold out within days of going on sale in April 2021. But there are still plenty of discounted seats available on some routes. The half-price flights were … Continued