Qatar Airways hopes for Permanent Brisbane-Doha flights

Qatar Airways Brisbane-Doha flights.

Qatar Airways hopes to permanently add Brisbane to its regular routes, after operating flights on a temporary basis between Doha and Brisbane, as one of the few airlines continuing to operate throughout the pandemic.

The airline hopes that the Brisbane government will consider their request to … Read the rest

Queenslanders Coming Home October 2021

1,000 interstate Queenslanders coming home.

The first Queenslanders can return from NSW today, Monday 11th October 2021.

1,000 interstate Queenslanders can return to Queensland under a Home Quarantine trial from Monday 11th October 2021.

Between 5th September 2021 and 1st October 2021 there were 3,943 applications to enter Queensland, by … Read the rest

Singapore Airlines cancels flights to Australia.

Singapore Airlines flights to Australia.

In the middle of 2021, Singapore and Australia began discussing a quarantine free travel corridor between the two countries, and Singapore Airlines subsequently added dozens of additional flights to Australia over the next few months.

The quarantine free travel corridor did not materialise.

Singapore Airlines … Read the rest

Australians to Return with Home Quarantine

The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has indicated that Australians who are currently stuck overseas, will soon be able to return to Australia, with Home Quarantine being available instead of using the Hotel Quarantine system.

One condition being that they are fully vaccinated, presumably with the equivalent of the authorised … Read the rest

Repatriation Flight Waiting Times

How long is the wait for a Repatriation Flight?

Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong said it was “appalling” to see how long the Morrison government had left Australians stranded around the world with the statement: “and to be left waiting for help from your government for 13 months is Read the rest

Repatriation Flights to Australia.

Conditions for Repatriation Flights.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), has confirmed that repatriation flights to Australia are for vulnerable Australians, Australian permanent residents and their immediate family members.

Definition of Repatriate.

The definition of a repatriate is a person or thing who has returned to his or … Read the rest

Australian Travel ban extended to December 2021.

Travel Ban Extension September 2021.

Australia’s travel ban has been extended again, for another 3 months, until 17 December 2021.

The ban has been in place since March 2020, being extended just about every 3 months.

Qantas has already listed flights to Singapore, London, Los Angeles and Vancouver from 18 … Read the rest

NSW Cuts Overseas Arrivals Again.

NSW Cuts Overseas Arrivals from 1,500 to 750 per week.

New South Wales cut their intake of overseas arrivals into Sydney Airport, from 3,000 down to 1,505 per week, from earlier in the year.

From 8th September 2021, NSW will further cut these overseas arrivals down to about 750 per … Read the rest

Overseas Australians will be unable to return AND leave again.

All Australians will soon be unable to return AND leave again.

On Wednesday, 11th August 2021, the travel rules for Australians who live overseas wil be changed.

The original rules, for travel exemptions for Australians returning to, and leaving, Australia, apparently had an unintended loophole.

This loophole allowed Australians who … Read the rest